I'm not really feeling for her all that much. She could have left her CBD snake oil at home for this one at the very least, if not take a stand and not play in Russia right now, consequences be damned (which clearly would have been less than her current consequences).
I just read more. It was while she was arriving from New York - I had thought she was already in the country. And, yeah, she does play for a Russian team at this time (same one she's played for since 2015), but... Yeah, she (and any other players) probably shouldn't be actually going there at this point, even tho they get paid a LOT more overseas than they do at home. That being said, of course the US has to work to get her out.
Sure, get the 10 year process started now to get her released.
Unless someone does something. But I don't think any other nations will find it worth doing much more than throwing money at it.
I just hope that the "bardak" (in english that means that on paper everything is really nice, but reality is much worse) property of a russian army is not decreased when compared to 2014. I.e they have a lot of hardware than Ukraine and plenty of those who can push triggers/buttons while being somewhat safe (artillery, bomber pilots etc operators), but as long as NATO and allies are providing the intel and personal weapons - the war is far from over. I hope, that behind the scenes NATO and allies are doing much more than it is visible to us.
Money is the most powerful weapon there is. The USSR doesn’t exist because of it. The thing that made the United States so powerful is how much stuff we can make and the logistical ability to transport that stuff where it needs to go. Russia has started World War 3 and the world is trying to walk the line to provide help to “our” side while not giving the Russians an excuse to go nuclear.
