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Nevilledog

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Thu Feb 24, 2022, 06:15 PM Feb 2022

Rep. Adam Schiff calls for the US to sanction Putin directly




https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/rep-adam-schiff-calls-for-the-us-to-sanction-putin-directly-a-rare-step-that-has-been-reserved-for-dictators-and-war-lords/ar-AAUgGWS?ocid=st


Rep. Adam Schiff, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, called for the Biden administration to sanction Russian President Vladimir Putin directly, a rare step that in the past has only been taken against some of the world's worst dictators and strongmen.

"I think the package of sanctions that the president announced is the most severe we have ever leveled against Russia," Schiff said on MSNBC. "Nevertheless, I favor going further. I favor expelling them from SWIFT. I favor imposing sanctions directly on Vladimir Putin."

President Joe Biden told reporters that the White House is considering sanctioning Putin directly. Biden ignored further questions on when such a decision could be announced.

Biden said Putin risks a "complete rupture" in US-Russian relations if he continues its current path. Russia began airstrikes against Kyiv on Thursday amid fears that Moscow aims to take the Ukrainian capital.

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Rep. Adam Schiff calls for the US to sanction Putin directly (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP
Take all his stuff, destroy his internet, cut off all his oil from getting out. Thomas Hurt Feb 2022 #1
Agreed! WA-03 Democrat Feb 2022 #2
+1000000000 Pachamama Feb 2022 #3
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