In fact, International Law Observer, said that economic sanctions will certainly not have a big impact on the Russian people. And Russia will be able to survive six to 1 year after being given world sanctions.
Believe it or not, that's exactly what Russia is doing right now.
[/quote]I believe it. You have to think Putin would have anticipated the reaction from the US, UK, and other countries if he invaded Ukraine--he's not a stupid man by any means, and he's been the top dog in Russia for many years. He knows how the game is played.
I talked to a couple of people about this situation, and they wondered why Ukraine's allies aren't doing more to support them, i.e., why haven't they sparked up a war with Russia....and I had to explain what should be obvious: you don't want to pick a fight with a country that has massive nuclear capability. Sanctions and whatever else the US and the rest of Ukraine's friends are doing behind the scenes is really all that can be done. At this point I don't think anyone really knows what Putin thinks about pushing the nuclear button.