Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Latest Breaking News

Xolodno

(6,390 posts)

21. They are useless...

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Mon Dec 22, 2014, 12:10 PM

Dec 2014

The price of oil tanking has more of an effect on the Russian Economy right now than the sanctions. Add to that, US-Russian trade is pretty miniscule. And the EU has already balked at any new sanctions. If fact, some are talking about "deescalation" already.

Merkel is facing a growing "Putin Versteher" and its only a matter of time politically she is going to have to massage their fears. And other EU nations are starting to feel the bite.

This isn't the Soviet Union Part Duex where its collapse had no economic effect to the west due to its closed economy. Tanking the 8th largest economy is going to ripple pretty hard.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

28 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Russia dismisses new US sanctions as useless [View all] Omaha Steve Dec 2014 OP

well, with the mideast wars winding down, time to gin up new threats, or recycle old ones. KG Dec 2014 #1

of course they are Bosonic Dec 2014 #2

Vlad the Liar davidpdx Dec 2014 #19

Translation: The Russian Economy Is Tanking n/t DallasNE Dec 2014 #3

Yeah but we love those gas prices . . . n/t Spooky69 Dec 2014 #4

...so useless your economy's in a nose dive. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #5

Methinks the tovarishchi are protesting too much DFW Dec 2014 #6

Sucks to be you Vlad. Maybe next time you'll try an honest, open election before you lay claim to okaawhatever Dec 2014 #7

Only if you ignore reality and history-UKRAINE ANNEXED Crimea against the will of the people newthinking Dec 2014 #9

Wow, that's a creative interpretation of history. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #10

Do your research. I am not going to do it for you newthinking Dec 2014 #11

Here's what the historical facts are: NuclearDem Dec 2014 #12

Who's version is creative lol?? newthinking Dec 2014 #14

Your "version" is a nationalistic one justifying an invasion of a sovereign country. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #15

Did you read the history yet? newthinking Dec 2014 #17

First up, history major. NuclearDem Dec 2014 #18

SO, just to be clear, you SUPPORT a nation seizing and annexing part of another nation... Adrahil Dec 2014 #22

No, I abhor the innacurate angry narrative that avoids the complexity newthinking Dec 2014 #27

Yes, yes... It's all the nasty West's fault... Adrahil Dec 2014 #28

Depth in mass journalism is gone. Here is a link to a wikipedia page newthinking Dec 2014 #13

Bookmarking for a few weeks later. :-| n/t DeSwiss Dec 2014 #8

Useless? Ryan Fitzomething Dec 2014 #16

Sure they are useful. roamer65 Dec 2014 #20

They are useless... Xolodno Dec 2014 #21

So which is it? Adrahil Dec 2014 #23

Thought the implication was obvious... Xolodno Dec 2014 #24

OK. I don't agree, but I do understand your position now. n/t Adrahil Dec 2014 #25

Every country has their own Baghdad Bob, I suppose. BillZBubb Dec 2014 #26