On the Sanctions Front Russia Is Brainwashed Against Her Own Interest
Paul Craig Roberts-Perhaps I am mistaken, but it looks to me like Russia was not prepared for sanctions and is not availing herself of effective countermeasures.
A commentator sent to me on Wednesday the economic component of Putin’s speech about the economic measures the Kremlin is taking to adjust to the economic sanctions, asking me to decipher it. Putin’s speech is reproduced below. Perhaps I am mistaken, but it looks to me like Russia was not prepared for sanctions and is not availing herself of effective countermeasures.
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