Do We Have The Names Of The 37 Congressmen That Didn't Get Sanction.....

[global1]

by Russia?

That story kind of died. What's going on with this?

[Ocelot II]

1. Here's the list but there doesn't seem to be a clear common basis for the sanctions.

In retaliation to the Biden administration issuing sanctions on 328 members of the Russian State Duma, Moscow announced sanctions against 398 members of the U.S. House of Representatives.

On Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced "tit-for-tat restrictions" against the U.S. lawmakers, including entry bans to Moscow. Russia didn't explain how it chose names for the list but noted the decision was "on the basis of reciprocity."

"The individuals in question, including top officials and committee chairpersons in the lower house of the US Congress, have been blacklisted by Russia permanently," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. "Together with other incumbent lawmakers, who, like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, were barred from entering Russia earlier, all members of the US Congress have been blacklisted on the basis of reciprocity."

https://www.newsweek.com/russia-says-it-sanctioned-398-us-lawmakers-basis-reciprocity-1697810

[Tommy Carcetti]

2. Apparently they were already sanctioned.

Russia went ahead and sanctioned everyone else in Congress regardless of whether they had done anything to offend Russia.

So it wasn't as juicy as we thought.

[Hoyt]

3. Story fizzled because it was an all to common rush to spread misinformation.

[sl8]

4. In their press release, the Russians had said that now *all* US Congressmen are under sanction.

Don't know if there is any other confirmation of that.

https://interfax.com/newsroom/top-stories/78200/

[stopdiggin]

5. it was an essentially meaningless gesture

that a handful of people got short of breath over. Most didn't.