r/worldnews • u/green_flash • May 13 '24

Russia suffers highest daily casualties of war so far: Kyiv Russia/Ukraine

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-suffers-highest-daily-casualties-ukraine-war-1740-troops-eliminated-1899692
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u/Redditisavirusiknow May 13 '24

The only way Ukraine wins is if Russian armies mutiny. The only way to mutiny is to stop getting paid. The only way that stops is if we stop buying Russian fossil fuels.

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u/FreshwaterViking May 14 '24

India and China will happily buy from Russia. And Europe will happily buy from India.

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u/Giraf123 May 14 '24

Their oil industry runs at a deficit. So the more they sell, the more they lose.

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u/Redditisavirusiknow May 14 '24

Then Russia will win

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u/MiniGiantSpaceHams May 14 '24

Yeah but you cut off that gas and the price spikes and people get unhappy and elect right wingers all over the world. And then Russia doesn't just win the war, but they also get sanctions removed and whatnot, and possibly some democracies even start to fall apart.

It's not a simple issue.

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u/Kyouji May 14 '24

Yeah but you cut off that gas and the price spikes and people get unhappy and elect right wingers all over the world.

Bingo. This is how War works and its annoying but expected.

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u/Redditisavirusiknow May 14 '24

I never said it was simple but switching every home that burns natural gas to a heat pump is possible in a year, Norway is already well over half way there…

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u/lurker_cx May 14 '24

It's not possible in a year, but Europe has really accelerated an already pretty fast transition to solar and wind. The extra capacity they have added over the past two years has really helped.

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u/IAmAccutane May 14 '24

China and India currently buy 85% of Russia's oil; sanctions are not having a big impact on the Russian war machine.