When to end the World’s sanctions on Russia itself, its companies, and people is an important question. When the war is over? When the Russian troops have left Ukraine? When the Ukraine is whole and functioning again? How about when all the damage is repaired and paid for by Russia’s oil and gas exports?

            Putin has caused hundreds of billions if not trillions of dollars in damage to the private, public, and national government’s buildings and infrastructure. The Ukraine can’t pay for all the repairs and the rest of the world should not foot the bill unless a 70% rebate on Russia’s oil and gas exports is applied to the advance of funds by the rest of the world.

            Keeping the sanctions on until the payments are made in full will act as a deterrent to other countries invasion ambitions.