I agree with your sentiment. But I’m usually more suspicious of the invading force trying to annex huge regions of a sovereign country. The US, Russia, China are all imperialist in their own way. Russia is the invading force. And none of this would be happening if Russia was not there.

[–] FuzzyDunlop@slrpnk.net 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Russia has started an illegal war and is using illegal means. They will pay for this.

[–] agarorn@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How can Russia pay for this? Even if there will be conference after Russia lost the war, the only thing the country produces in big amounts is fossil fuels. However at least the west will try to use as few of them as possible.

So how could Russia pay for it? The estimate for the damage in ukraine are now in the 12 digits.

[–] FuzzyDunlop@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How? You said it yourself: with exports of all sorts.

However at least the west will try to use as few of them as possible.

No, I don't think so, the west is not ready to abandon their cars, they are not willing to drop their trucks and their boats and their chemistry. Russia will have to repay a colossal amount of money.

[–] agarorn@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Sadly I fear that Russian exports are not high enough to repair all the damage they have done in Ukraine in a reasonable time. As most of their exports are fossil fuels there is only roughly 20 years left.