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The sanctions placed on Russia have been very effective since they targeted the MOB within the government. Putins very public aggressive stance has proven that.
It provides a double whammy when you consider the low oil prices and lower revenue for them since they stole the oil company's from their rightful owners.
They can not sustain a wider engagement for very long.
Whatever they do in the next 6 months will be with a limited time-frame in mind. The operations in Syria are fairly costly to them so additional long-term engagements are unlikely.
Putin has his own political problems at home so he must activate nationalism by challenging the US to maintain his power which is very much weaker lately. Saber rattling.
All very interesting to see how the next few months will be played. I expect to see a bunch of headlines that have little overall meaning in the grander picture. But could stir up things in the US.
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