A Reminder Of Why It’s The G-7 And Not G-8
And also why we have sanctions against several Russian citizens, firms and financial institutions. Hint: It has something to do with the orange areas:
Source: Euromaidenpress.
In particular:
Source: Ukrainian Defense Ministry via Euromaidenpress.
For those inclined to dismiss the current conflict as merely a civil disorder, I refer them to this historical map.
Source: Story of Hawaii Museum.
Disclosure: None.
How did you like this article? Let us know so we can better customize your reading experience.
I personally think sanctions are warranted for interfering in American elections. But, while I am no fan of Trump, sanctions because of Crimea seem to be hypocritical. The USA has been continuously at war in the middle east for over 15 years. Russia makes very little war by comparison. This is just a case of empire sanctioning a threat to empire. Sad, isn't it? And Russia has been bringing order to the middle east compared to Hillary Clinton campaigning to arm friends of ISIS. I am not privy to all the details and likely attrocities committed by Russia, but certainly it is nice to see ISIS being clipped back, and that was not going to happen under American oversight.
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing @[Menzie Chinn](user:5146).