Russia knows how many millions of people have been starved, tortured, maimed and murdered by USA. The current attempt to blockade Russia economically is a declaration of war. In fact, the USA hijack of Ukaine in 2014 was a declaration of war. Soon, USA's criminal habits are catching up with Americans.
The Russian Ruble is about 1 cent per dollar, and You Americans are prohibited from buying Russian Rubles, about to be backed by gold, thus making dollars equal to about zero. Once your communications, satellites, electric grid are dead, you stupid pride filled Americans be forced to confess and repent, unless you prefer to be dead.
We can do that war if Russia likes. I’m cool with it. Because Russia would lose even more than we would.
Russia imports 12.8% of their food. That means they do not produce sufficient food to feed their population. So for Russia to break even, 12.8% of their population will have to die. The technical term for that is decimated.
With the Economic Sanctions, parts for equipment that Russia needs are unavailable. Your aircraft will stop flying before long, because you can’t get parts to keep the birds flying. But that is the tip of the iceberg.
Half the planes used by Aeroflot are leased, and those leases are coming up for renewal. Without SWIFT, Aeroflot can’t pay the Leases, and even if they could pay the lease, Aeroflot can’t fly the planes anywhere. They can’t do maintenance, they can’t do anything really. The Airline will go bankrupt in what? Sixty days? Ninety?
But let’s continue dealing in reality, instead of vague fantasies of somehow magic man Putin waving his hand and destroying America.
Oh he could launch Nukes. But so can others, and they equal at least the number that Russia has. Britain, France, and others have nukes to fire at Russia. So while we would die in great numbers, so would your friends in Moscow Comrade.
It is called Mutually Assured Destruction. The first person to pull the trigger, sets into motion automatic responses, and is himself wiped out in bright flashes of Nuclear death.
By Invading Ukraine, he showed the world that NATO was not an anachronism. NATO did have a good purpose in this day and age.
The Cold War 2.0 has started. And Russia lost the first one, and will lose this one. Because unless Russia holds the “allies” at gunpoint, they’ll switch sides. Western freedoms and opportunity is just too great to ignore. Another truth from the first Cold War.