[bitL]

Russia is obviously preparing for a war. They are trying to build and control their own services for everything (finance, e-commerce, even CPU manufacturing etc.) so that the country doesn't collapse once it is cut off from the West, the weakness China doesn't have. It sucks for all the people that want to enjoy freedom there.

[insuffi]

Or rather it has to do with Russia and the Brics trying to subvert the dollar, not war. Not to mention, there's no way it would get cut off from the west at this point, if only in political rhetoric. Nordstream and Southstream kicked Washington in the balls at every turn, to the point where they're almost dropping their intentions.

Next, the west has a shit ton of money invested in the Russian stock markets. Their stock markets rebounded back to previous levels a few weeks after the sanctions.

Furthermore, military equipment. See France.

Uh, freedom. what? Have you been to Russia?

[disputin]

Agreed, economic war, geopolitics, power plays, bravado, provocation, badgering, undermining, not military war.

[informatimago]

USA does all it can to cut Russia off from the rest of the world.

[disputin]

Russia doesn't help itself with its oppressive paranoia.

[disputin]

I'm guessing it's not Pussy Riot voting me down.

[coldtea]

>It sucks for all the people that want to enjoy freedom there.

Or you know, it's beneficial for all the people that want to enjoy freedom there, since freedom is not "the freedom to have your data on a server on Mountain View" but to live in a free, sovereign country.