Temporala t1_j5sgog2 wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:10 AM

Reply to comment by Alphabadg3r in Swiss medicine sales to Russia hit 30-year high by BezugssystemCH1903

Probably not, and it's one dumb af thing to sanction.

I fully consider any politician wanting to do that to be pretty much a murderer. Food, water, medicine, basic shelters and such should not be sanctioned, under any circumstances.

deepfield67 t1_j5shvgm wrote on January 25, 2023 at 6:24 AM

If we could only figure out a way to prevent only government officials from getting food, water, and medicine...

EnricoPallazzo-- t1_j5ssvwf wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:43 AM

While definitely immoral and the last thing you probably would wanna sanction but that’s about it.

The way Russia is targetting civilians and civillian infrastructure, weaponizing food etc; which threatens the survivability of the Ukrainian and poor countries around the world and would be quite similar here, so shipping medicine to Russia is just taking a moral high stance.

Putin is a sympton of a larger problem in Russia so the population is not blameless. Possible suffering among the Russian population is not really a high priority for those in charge there and shouldn’t really be for western leaders either.

Antonio_is_better t1_j5sprch wrote on January 25, 2023 at 8:01 AM

It's nothing economical sanctions don't already do indirectly. Why is it the Wests responsibility to keep Russias fascist population alive?

Zandonus t1_j5sy8no wrote on January 25, 2023 at 9:59 AM

Prisons don't kill people, people kill people.

hansobolo t1_j5t826j wrote on January 25, 2023 at 12:04 PM

The goal of the sanctions is to punish the population. In a democracy civilians are guilty of the crimes of the state.