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by dmitrygr 1523 days ago
Fidel Castro, Kim jong Il, and Vladimir Putin.
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tremon 1523 days ago
Those are the only three instances where sanctions were used "ever in human history"?
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dmitrygr 1523 days ago
Most recent attempts thus most applicable to today’s world. Yes.
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AlexCoventry 1523 days ago
The sanctions of the last 8 years have probably played a significant role in diminishing the RF's capacity to effectively occupy Ukraine.
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rbanffy 1522 days ago
OTOH, Russia successfully elected a POTUS that helped cripple Ukraine’s ability to defend itself.
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