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Weekend Update #156: Sanctions, Sanctions, Sanctions?

Ukrainian Ranged Sanctions are far more Effective, Russian Advances in October

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Phillips P. OBrien
Oct 26, 2025
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Hello All,

Note—I woke up this morning with a terrible bug of some sort (will spare you the symptoms). I almost did not have the energy to write this—and my fear is that it is not up to normal scratch. If its not, I do apologize. Now that I am finished, however, its back to bed!

When people ask me why I am so sceptical of the announcement of US sanctions …

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