[alaricus]

Increasing trade with Russia is the most effective way to avoid a war. When goods and services don't cross borders, armies will.

[w7]

Russia was one of Ukraine's largest trade partners, how did that work out for Ukraine?

Not to mention in the case of Germany, Russia's army would be obliterated by NATO if the warfare was purely conventional.

[mantas]

Fun thing is, USSR was contained with little trade. For the past 30 years we had trade and now we have Ukraine war.

Same for China. It was contained for some time. Then West propped up China via trade and now China is starting to flex it's muscles.

[throwaway29812]

Not when that trade directly props up an active war machine.

[alaricus]

I guess we should stop trading with USA because of Iraq then.