
Originally Posted by
Shalcker
We're one month in and West is shown to be utterly unprepared for economic war of attrition - no reserves, no agreements, frantically looking for solutions to plug the gaps and finding there are none that will work in time.
Entire CBR sanctions only made sense if they would stop Russia on it's tracks. This didn't happen.
If you'd geared up for long haul you should have gotten your gas storage filled as well as made preparations for clean break before going "financial nuclear".
Now you're left in position where Russia gets to dictate the rules and you have no real leverage remaining nor any alternatives for years.