West Vs. Russia: Conflict, Sanctions and Diplomacy in a War of Worlds

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The bigger war is in a stalemate. Western nations will not commit their troops in this war, but they have nevertheless declared an ‘economic war’ on Russia. Whatever the modes of warfare, this confrontation, at the end of the day, is not between Zelensky and Putin, but between Russia and the West. Russia is trying to reduce the impact of these measures and announcing countermeasures of its own. The problem is that these economic weapons do not just hurt the intended victim, they impact the user too. Many other nations across the world also have to pay the price of such a war. Sanctions like military campaigns are easy to start, but difficult to end. The bureaucracy of sanctions (banking and financial institutions) moves at its own pace. Stepping down is going to be the more difficult part. And diplomacy must intervene — be it international organisations like the UN, or other powers. This should be the time for intelligent, sensitive diplomacy — not for escalation, for this is not a conflict that can be dealt with as binary. Seen as a binary, it will have only one solution — a World War III. #UkraineCrisis #RussiaVsWest #IndiasWorld #AmericanSanctions #EconomicWar #WorldWar #UkraineRussiaConflict #RussiaUkraineWar #Russia #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineConflict #UkraineConflict #RussianArmy #America #NATO #Europe #China #China #India #SunjoyJoshi #NaghmaSahar #ORF #ORFHindi #ORFVideos #ORFOnline For More ORF Podcast Click Here: www.orfonline.org/podcasts/