Seeing scattered early reports that they are going forward with locking Russian banks out of Swift.
Steady as she goes.
goes where? to a bigger war?
We should have pushed hard for negotiations, instead, even now, before the severity of this goes to something incomprehensible with very large casualties.
Additionally, if you have a large fine, levy or reparations applied to Russia, how are you going to get paid?
This will only make them completely belligerent and not prone to any negotiations.
Before, they said that it (SWIFT disconnect) would be considered as a declaration of war.
Not sure what to make of such statement made in the past, we shall see now how it develops.
Shortly after SWIFT removal, i would be watching for the signs of general mobilization there, and if it happens, then SWHTF.
Yeah that's the hard part in negotiations. On one side try to corner Putin and not give him an inch (Ukraine in NATO, force him to sell gas to EU through Ukraine no Nordsream2) but if you over do it, hell just take over Ukraine, then it definitely wont be in NATO and he wont care about NordStream2, hell gladly sell gas to EU through Ukraine. It appears negotiations have over did it, and unless sanctions will be enough to topple Putin, think negotiations can be considered as a a loss.
Ukraine ready for talks with Russia on neutral status - official...including on neutral status regarding NATO...
https://news.yahoo.com/ukraine-ready-talks-russia-neutral-100400582.htmlEdit: cleared things up
Edi2:
Moscow’s security demands include a pause of NATO’s eastward expansion, especially in Ukraine and Georgia, as well as a rollback of NATO troops in Eastern Europe.
The United States has dismissed those demands as nonstarters, demanding Russia pull back its forces from the border with Ukraine and instead offering dialogue with Moscow on issues including military exercises and transparency, as well as the placement of missiles.
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“As I’ve said repeatedly, whether they choose the path of diplomacy and dialogue, whether they decide to renew aggression against Ukraine, we’re prepared either way,” Blinken told reporters.
January 27, 2022
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-responds-to-russia-s-security-demands-renewing-call-for-diplomacy-/6413910.html