• NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    They probably can, but it’s a further escalation in sanctions and would set a precedent that investments in another country aren’t safe.

    By holding them, it also gives an incentive to end the war. Stop the war and get 300 billion back!

    Edit: someone else referred to it as the carrot (held money) and the stick (donated weapons). Carrot and stick is better than stick and stick. Better up to a point anyway…