Yup, definitely double standard. Why not?

Is nothing new - especially not in the West. Why should the West then do any exceptions in the case of Russia - where there's little else…

Yup, definitely double standard. Why not?

Is nothing new - especially not in the West. Why should the West then do any exceptions in the case of Russia - where there's little else but double standards?

BTW, the principal reasons Putin can't pay is that he's out of Russian cash: over 25% of reserves were frozen when the West froze assets of the Central Bank of Russia.

Theoretially, Putin could now reach back on his own accounts, but hey: don't worry, he's never going to spend any of 'his' money (i.e. all the billions he's lifted from Russia over the last 22+ years).