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China has it's client countries that it owns for the most part except for in name. Same with the USA.

China has it's client countries that it owns for the most part except for in name. Same with the USA.

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[–] Boukert 2 points (+2|-0)

Considering basically no-one in the west did anything over Crimea (that I can recall; was the embargo of Russia over that business?),

yes and they still are

[–] TheRedArmy 2 points (+2|-0)

I was under the impression the embargo was basically done at this point; I didn't realize it was ongoing.

My impression is that it has had very serious economic repercussions for them, but that hasn't really stopped them any, from the looks of it.

[–] Boukert 2 points (+2|-0)

I was under the impression the embargo was basically done at this point; I didn't realize it was ongoing.

Oh no, not by a long shot. The only one who said anything towards this has been Donald Trump during his campaigning. And well his relation with Russia is dodgy at best atm we can all see that. The EU and many other western Countries still back this measure firmly.

The ongoing civil war in Ukraine is a testament to this. (15 ppl killed at the front during shelling, during the eurovision festival held in Kiev as an example)

[–] TheRedArmy 2 points (+2|-0)

Shows how I don't really pay that close attention to the news, especially world news that isn't massive. :p

Well I'm glad for that at least. There is someone on another forum I frequent (Steve Jackson Games') that lives in Ukraine (I think Kiev) and he was providing us all with updates at the start of the whole thing, although it's slowed to a trickle nowadays.