https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d4673d7a-1e6b-43d5-88c2-e074962173fa Sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion will hurt Russian economy and its people. But they won't force Putin to change his mind. Support independent research and analysis by joining my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/thehatedone The sanctions on Russia imposed by the Western alliance is far beyond anything that could be considered reasonable. The sanctions didn’t stay confined to just the targets closest to Putin and individuals with actual power in the Russian government. They are hurting innocent Russian civilians who have no connection to Kremlin and no say in the matter of Putin’s foreign policy. Sources CIA profile on Russia: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/russia/ Real GDP Purchasing Power Parity: https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/field/real-gdp-purchasing-power-parity/country-comparison/ Russian economy profile: https://www.britannica.com/place/Russia/Economy IMF economic data: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/NGDPD@WEO/OEMDC/ADVEC/WEOWORLD The First Gulf War: https://www.britannica.com/event/Persian-Gulf-War Iraq sanctions hurting people: https://www.nytimes.com/1995/12/01/world/iraq-sanctions-kill-children-un-reports.html Counter-argument to the toll of sanctions on Iraq: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/04/saddam-hussein-said-sanctions-killed-500000-children-that-was-a-spectacular-lie/ Deterioration due to sanctions: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1120689/ Iraq's child mortality rate: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4417422 Excess mortality: https://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/stories/iraq/sanctions.html Study on the factors for sanctions to work: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13642989908406841? Sanctions on Russia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/02/24/russia-sanctions-ukraine-biden/? https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0608 https://indianexpress.com/article/world/sanctions-imposed-on-russia-for-invading-ukraine-7797825/ Banning of news and social media: https://www.cnet.com/news/russian-news-outlets-rt-and-sputnik-are-now-banned-in-europe/ https://www.cnet.com/news/facebook-youtube-to-restrict-some-russian-state-controlled-media-across-europe/ Putin's autocratic control over media and information Google & Apple in Russia: https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/09/17/navalny-google-apple-app-russia/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-01-26/why-swift-s-global-payments-are-sanctions-pain-point-quicktake https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/russia-completely-blocks-access-to-facebook-and-twitter https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/mar/04/bbc-temporarily-suspending-work-all-news-journalists-russia Swift ban https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/feb/24/what-is-swift-international-payments-network-russia-sanction Switzerland's privacy haven: https://www.icij.org/investigations/pandora-papers/switzerland-fidinam-wealth-management-money-laundering/ https://www.theguardian.com/news/2022/feb/20/credit-suisse-secrets-leak-unmasks-criminals-fraudsters-corrupt-politicians China's CIPS: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-22/china-s-fledgling-cross-border-payments-system-grows-its-reach Zelenskiy's pleas to NATO: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/1-ukraines-zelenskiy-makes-desperate-165528610.html No-fly zone: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/05/zelenskiy-lashes-out-at-nato-over-no-fly-zone-as-russian-attacks-intensify? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/04/nato-chief-warns-of-worse-suffering-in-ukraine-and-russian-attacks-elsewhere Ban on Russian gamers: https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/ukrainian-official-calls-on-xbox-and-playstation-to-ban-russian-gamers/ Poutine: https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/a-drummondville-restaurant-temporarily-revises-its-branding-because-putin-e2-80-99s-last-name-is-spelled-e2-80-9cpoutine-e2-80-9d-in-french/ar-AAUqh1Q Banning Russian gymnastics team: https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/other/russia-banned-from-international-gymnastics-curling-over-invasion-of-ukraine/ar-AAUDiks Banning Russian Paralympic athletes: https://www.wsj.com/articles/russia-athletes-banned-from-paralympics-11646320434 Calls to ban Russian students: https://www.foxnews.com/media/eric-swalwell-russians-us-universities-retaliation China's diplomacy towards Russia: https://thediplomat.com/2022/03/can-china-shield-russia-from-ukraine-linked-sanctions/ China's $117bn contract with Russia: https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1571490/china-news-help-russia-ukraine-invasion-teaming-up-west-sanctions-spt China helping Russia: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/other/russia-owns-24140-billion-in-chinese-bonds-which-could-help-it-skirt-western-sanctions-analysts-say/ar-AAUvPNY China not joining sanctions: https://www.cnbc.com/2022/03/02/china-will-not-join-sanctions-against-russia-banking-regulator-says.html Follow me: https://twitter.com/The_HatedOne_ https://www.reddit.com/r/thehatedone/ Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:16:06 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/d4673d7a-1e6b-43d5-88c2-e074962173fa All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.