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Ukraine-Russia war: have we learned the lessons of history?

16 March 2022

4:00 AM

16 March 2022

4:00 AM

War in Europe is well underway and within the first fortnight, most are wondering what effect the range of trade and economic sanctions are really having…

For the most part, the specifics of these sanctions are aimed at disrupting the financial systems within Russia and freezing the international banking accounts of a range of Russian political identities and oligarchs, but really, will this stop war?

I doubt these sanctions will stop Putin – a ruthless but very focused autocrat who has secured unrivalled leadership of Russia for life.

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