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minus-squareComtieflinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 days ago Nations that trade extensively with each other don’t go to war. To be fair, that didn’t work with Russia.
minus-square@Robbity@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 days agoDidn’t it ? Russia started imposing tariffs on Ukraine in 2012. Trade breakdown is a clear precursor to armed conflict.
minus-squareComtieflinkfedilinkEnglish1•7 days agoFair enough… I meant more in the lines of Europe appeasing (germany in particular) appeasing Russia, but then again, Russia is not directly at war with Germany.
minus-squareTar_AlcaranlinkfedilinkEnglish8•7 days agoRussia realized that if you just steal shit, you don’t have to pay for it anymore.
To be fair, that didn’t work with Russia.
Didn’t it ? Russia started imposing tariffs on Ukraine in 2012.
Trade breakdown is a clear precursor to armed conflict.
Fair enough… I meant more in the lines of Europe appeasing (germany in particular) appeasing Russia, but then again, Russia is not directly at war with Germany.
Russia realized that if you just steal shit, you don’t have to pay for it anymore.