 From flickr.com/photos/22490717@N02/4141773583/: Russia_3310 - Cathedral of Intercession of Theotokos: Russia_3310 - Cat (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Last week I flew into Moscow, arriving at 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 8. I thought the economic problems of Russia would be foremost on people's minds. The plunge of the ruble, the decline in oil prices, a general slowdown in the economy and the effect of Western sanctions all appear in the West to be hammering the Russian economy. Yet this was not the conversation I was having. Russians' strength is that they can endure things that would break other nations. It was also pointed out that they tend to support the government regardless of competence when Russia feels threatened. Therefore, the Russians argued, no one should expect that sanctions, no matter how harsh, would cause Moscow to capitulate. |
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