7 Oligarchs, 12 Companies from Russia, all placed on Sanction, including Deripaska

[sunonmars]

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The designations include seven Russian oligarchs, twelve companies, 17 senior government officials in Putin's inner circle, and a state-owned Russian weapons company. They include Putin's son-in-law, who married his youngest daughter, as well as Oleg Deripaska, an aluminum magnate who has ties to Paul Manafort, President Trump's former campaign manager.

The Chairman of the Management Board of Gazprombank, Russia's largest state-owned bank, as well as the Director of the Russian Institute for Strategic Studies, Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Chairperson of the Council of the Federation Committee on Foreign Affairs, and Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council were all included in the designations.

Former Acting CIA Director John McLaughlin told NBC earlier this week that sanctions "on Putin's inner circle, the dozen or so wealthy oligarchs who park money and real estate in the West" would be a more effective action than the expulsion of diplomats.

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Not sure what is going on here.

[PearliePoo2]

1. Yeah, what IS going on here? Did BLOTUS sign off on this? Because BFF Pootie is going to be PISSED!

Donnie, if you're screwing Vlad in his pocketbook, you should be a bit .

He might retaliate in ways you won't like.

[sunonmars]

2. I'm a bit suspect, maybe Donnie is weaker than we think....

[kentuck]

3. Or John Bolton is stronger than we think?

Maybe Trump miscalculated on just how much Bolton hates Russia?

It is strange timing, for sure.

I think Donnie is having a difficult time keeping up as well.

This is a very big story, imo.

[sunonmars]

4. Somethings up for sure.

[octoberlib]

5. Arent some of these people already on the

sanctions list? I need to know a lot more about this before I believe this is anything more than distraction.