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Sanctions Seasonal Schedule and David Dobrik Fighting in Ukraine
from #290 - Let's Take A Beat | The Tim Dillon Show · #290
5 min
Tim proposes a bizarre compromise of only sanctioning Russia in January and February each year, praises YouTuber David Dobrik for fighting alongside the Azov battalion, and Melanie briefly weighs back in before the call ends.
- Tim proposes lifting all sanctions on Russia until September, then reassessing if Putin can steamroll Ukraine by Labor Day.
- Concern about gas prices pushes back against full sympathy for Ukraine, framed as not throwing out the baby with the bathwater.
- Guest suggests seasonal sanctions instead—temporary relief followed by resumption of conflict in high season.
- Fall is too nice for sanctions because of wineries and bed-and-breakfasts leading into ski season.
- Tim settles on January and February sanctions every year until Russia leaves Ukraine, avoiding Christmas disruption.
- If sanctions lift, America needs to negotiate a really good deal with Russia for cheap oil.
- Tim shifts to arguing self-determination matters and society needs to enjoy more and bicker less instead of obsessing over the war.
- Remove all sanctions, get cheap gas, and ignore the war—blast Kid Rock loud enough and you can't hear Kyiv being shelled over the summer.
- Tim proposes giving it a year, taking a beat, and revisiting the war in January next year.
- People are upset because Tim claims he's solved the Ukraine war situation.
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