Submitted by BezugssystemCH1903 t3_10k87tj in worldnews
and_dont_blink t1_j5r5i61 wrote
Reply to comment by Lollerscooter in Swiss medicine sales to Russia hit 30-year high by BezugssystemCH1903
Eh, medicine isn't under sanctions. I'm not sure what the alternative would be or you're hoping or, and I say that as someone who has hated how Europe half-halfheartedly went into sanctions with all kinds of exemptions most weren't aware of. The west aren't ogres, and we aren't targeting civilians.
There are still children in Russia that are undergoing surgeries and need medications, the fact that Russia is bombing hospitals doesn't mean we should target them as well. Sanctions should be even harder, we had governments saying they wouldn't pay in rubles publicly while telling their banks to go ahead privately -- but in this case the Swiss simply exported pharma more than they did other things, so they're fairing better than others that exported rifle scopes.
ThrowAwayAway755 t1_j5slivt wrote
Very good points, and very well articulated.
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