Putin knows Russia has weak spots but the West must now act to exploit them.
A few weeks ago the winter was still very cold and the Siberian gas supplied by Russia to many countries in Europe was a basic necessity for heating purposes.
Spring has now arrived; this changes many things. Russia and Putin now urgently need and want to be paid for gas already delivered. Not only that, they now want payments on account before future deliveries.
This reveals the big soft spot ! The reality is that the Russian Rouble and the Ukrainian Hryvnia are both very soft currencies and both countries are on the verge of Bankruptcy !
Putin is Sabre Rattling with Russian army exercices on the border with Ukraine, over-flying Ukrainian airspace, and threatening an invasion of Ukraine to protect Russian ethnic citizens. Is Putin not at the same time also fanning the revolt by these Russians in Ukraine ?
Should the Western allies, in retribution against Putin's stubberness to recognise International Laws, not agree to impose a moratorium on all financial payments to Russia and to Ukraine ? Putin must be made to see reason !
There are too many consequences to list them all here. For example, the Rouble and the Hryvnia would collapse. Ukraine would probably need a supply of "Free Food Parcels" to survive ! Next winter the West may still need Russian Gas !
The Western Powers must not just talk but instead must decide to act ! Now is the time !
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