Some thoughts/suggestions from a Russian friend.

[Farmer-Rick]

16. Sanctions never work

I know the EU and US are invested in sanctions but they have a bad history of being unsuccessful.

We have had sanctions on Cuba for decades and yet there is Cuba, still putting along despite all the hardships.

Didn't we put sanctions in place when Russia invaded Duma and Crimea? Yet Russia didn't seem to hesitate to invade again.

Sanctions against Venezuela didn't change a damn thing.

There is no proof that sanctions work at all. What works is giving the innocent party money and weapons. Also sending troops in works to some extent.

This idea that Shorty Putin will stop attacking because you take away his Visa card is rediculus. Hurting the Russian people so they turn on Putin will only backfire. What ends up happening is the people start to resent the countries placing sanctions on them and feel like foreigners are trying to decide their leadership for them. This then leads to increasing the popularity of their current leaders.

Sanctions don't work, so why are the EU and US so invested in it?