[cityhantam]

https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/whe...es-too-far
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Calls for a total visa ban, designating Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and even its break-up are wrongheaded and dodge a more important question.
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Yet after six months of terrible bloodshed and the war in Ukraine showing no signs of abating, many Western countries are advocating more radical anti-Russian measures. Everything imaginable is now on offer, from appeals for a total ban on travel for all Russian citizens to calls for the break-up of Russia itself.

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[cityhantam]

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/world/th...an-2882156

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[cityhantam]

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/08/16/flounder...onomy.html

The Russian economy shrunk by 4% year-on-year over the second quarter, although this was less sharp than the 5% expected by analysts. The Central Bank of Russia expects the downturn to deepen in the quarters ahead, reaching its lowest point in the first half of 2023.
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[singlon]

Chinese tanks etc etc r moving to support her little brother