So the Kremlin sanctions 300 Canadians but like only a dozen Americans?

[ck4829]

What are we doing wrong?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

1. Sanctioned Canadian leaders & MPs of ALL parties. But sanctioned only Democrats, NO Republiqons. nt

[Tetrachloride]

2. Sanctions of Democrats may backfire on Putin and he knows it

Publicity hasn’t been going as Putin would like. He tests the waters.

Cat is afraid of water, food, blue sky and Russian mothers.

[lame54]

3. With 300 you get poutine

[yagotme]

4. Hmmm. A thought exercise.

The mid-terms are coming up, and perhaps Poo-Tin thinks the Rethugs can gain control. Therefore, he might not want to piss off the GOP by naming any names, thus, possibly having "friends" in DC. Russians usually try to think the long game.

[TheBlackAdder]

5. Georke Takei

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George Takei
@GeorgeTakei
When Russia sanctioned Canada, it barred leaders from all major federal parties, including conservative leaders.

But when Russia sanctioned the U.S., it barred Democratic leaders only. It didn’t name a single GOP leader.

The signal couldn’t be clearer.

Link to tweet

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