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Originally Posted by Damien
The U.K now needs to apply full and brutal sanctions.
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Over the last ten years or so, we've been actively courting Russian money such that our capital has acquired the nickname in finance as Londongrad.
If we believe sanctions work or are morally justified, what should we do about companies like Stellantis (Peugeot-Citroen-Vauxhall-Fiat) and Renault that own car and van factories in Russia? Ban technology transfer? Ban exports to the UK? Tell them to divest? And what about ownership of Chelsea FC and The Standard newspaper?
Good to see Liz Truss being called out on TV yesterday for courting Russian donations to the Conservative Party.
BBC Breakfast viewers praise Dan Walker for ‘absolutely skewering’ Liz Truss with her own photo alongside Russian Tory donor
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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
I’m not sure what sanctions would make Putin sit up and take notice, he appears via his last couple of televised addresses to be living in a fantasyland.
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That's the trouble - as others have eluded to, he's a bit unhinged. He's lied to his country, created a fantasyland and has ended up believing that fantasy himself!