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user-inactivated · 3839 days ago · link · · parent · post: Israel is winning on the ground but losing everywhere else
The sanctions don't matter, per se, (though they could if we had slightly more balls) but they're costing Russia capital now. It's real money. Does Putin mind? Not much, but someone does. And it's going to force Russia into an unfavorable position in negotiations with China. It's real stuff, even if like you say the PR battle doesn't seem to matter at the moment. Putin has intra-Russian media sewn up anyway.