Russia Sanctions Explained: The Quiet War of Banks, Ships, and Software
An explanation for Joe Everyman, curious about what sanctions are, how they work, who pays first, and why “withhold wheat” is usually the wrong mental model. People talk about sanctions like they’re a switch. Flip it: Russia suffers.Flip it harder: Putin caves.Flip it hardest: peasants starve. That last one makes a dramatic movie. It’s also … Read more
