Quote Originally Posted by cyril evans awaydays View Post
Let's get this right,

You think that a couple of people posting on a football messageboard will set the internet ablaze with stuff that has Putin rubbing his hands with glee? In fact the Russians probably started all this misinformation about Russian donations to the Tory Party and the UK's liberal approach to Russian money in the UK in the first place.

I see shares in some Russian banks have gone up since the UK sanctions were announced, quite an achievement. Also that Liz Truss is rolling out the "this is the first of a series of escalating steps2. Rhetoric somewhat different to Johnson's "barrage of sanctions" stuff of earlier. A sure sign that they have missed the ball.

The serious issue is whether anything that the UK has done has any relevant meaning. Germany has had a hard time from you and others on Nordstream2. I know where my money is on regarding which steps the West are taking has grabbed Putin's attention.
Germany has done nothing on Nordsteam. They havent ripped up the pipeline you know. It isnt currently operating. The UK's actions at this juncture probably has a more direct immediate impact

Poland by the way, have criticised Germany. And as for the EU: A senior EU diplomat previously said there was "a whole escalation ladder, starting with Russian individuals and moving up to finance, trade, and eventually energy", adding: "A lot is possible."

It seems that the UK approach is probably pretty much in line with others.

https://news.sky.com/story/ukraine-c...ussia-12548612