• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Presumably it has a more direct affect on civilians, who are otherwise able to skip most of the consequences of the war. Russians going without heat over the winter will give a little taste of what they’ve inflicted on Ukraine and hopefully put some pressure on Putin. But it also affects manufacturing, both of war materials and civilian needs.

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      19 hours ago

      And let’s not forget the commercials they were trying to ship to EU in the first year of war. The ones with Christmas without heating and food due to sanctions on Russia make EU collapse n

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      And chances are these sorts of attacks will continue. That means less and less manufacturing capacity, etc.