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I can buy you a ticket to Ukraine so you can check yourself if this is actually more harm or maybe less

I agree. I'll gladly help buy OP a ticket to Ukraine. Those of us that have family who have died in this war and others who are still suffering are more than proof that the cost of this war has a far greater toll on humanity than short term price increases. And, yes, I say that fully aware that economics impact and starve other humans, too. But lets remember who STARTED this war, and that the world has a moral obligation to do anything it can short of obliterating the earth with nuclear war to stop it and deter it.

Why would "the world" have any moral obligations? And why would the citizens of EU&UK have to suffer more than say those of US, AU, NZ, SK and so on?

Why does everyone have to suffer from what happens in your backyard?

Nobody has to suffer, it's just that the sanctions don't work as intended and need to be lifted. Find other ways to help Ukr, don't f*k EU over.

Sanctions do work, albeit not as well as everyone hoped.

I don't think they should be lifted until Russia reforms. Not even when the war is over, unless accompanied with a regime change that takes serious steps to undo the imperialism.

I think it's completely reasonable to expect Russia to get the same treatment as Iran and North Korea.

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