McConnell: 'Ratchet the sanctions all the way up'
Source: The Hill
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Thursday that President Biden should increase sanctions "all the way up" against Russia after Moscow began a full-scale military invasion of Ukraine.
"Ratchet the sanctions all the way up. Don't hold any back," McConnell said while taking questions after roundtable briefings on the opioid and substance abuse epidemic.
"Every single available tough sanction should be employed and should be employed now," he added.
McConnell's remarks come after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military operation in Ukraine early in the morning on Thursday.
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/mcconnell-ratchet-the-sanctions-all-the-way-up/ar-AAUgixH?li=BBnbfcQ
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)Ocelot II
(115,734 posts)Sounds like Moscow Mitch doesn't like that nickname any more.
smb
(3,471 posts)JCMach1
(27,559 posts)The a$$hat has a point.
Not blaming Biden here... It seems the Europeans are not going along
PortTack
(32,778 posts)Than cutting them off from SWIFT. I believe him!
JCMach1
(27,559 posts)But European greed.
Cheezoholic
(2,026 posts)the European's weren't ready to do that yet implying he wanted to.
Rebl2
(13,523 posts)President Biden can do if Europe unwilling to go along, as much as he would like to.
Cha
(297,314 posts)oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)Nor do I know exactly WHAT that impact would be
but Putin needs to feel pain
spooky3
(34,458 posts)JohnSJ
(92,219 posts)between the trumpers and the others, and it is an open question who will come out ahead in that
JohnSJ
(92,219 posts)PortTack
(32,778 posts)Much crazier..for the world and rational ppl here in the US to see.
The world, the US is NOT looking for more crazy...call back weve got our hands full
JohnSJ
(92,219 posts)other republicans.
I actually hope McConnell is successful in that fight, because the stakes are too high to have a major political party controlled by followers of a megalomaniac
smb
(3,471 posts)PortTack
(32,778 posts)oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)I'd love to hear President Biden look at the camera and say "All you Russians who own multi million dollar properties in NYC; you don't anymore. You can have them back when your government becomes civilized."
Lonestarblue
(10,011 posts)I suspect the Kushner properties also have a few Russian oligarchs as owners.
oldsoftie
(12,555 posts)Calista241
(5,586 posts)So seizing them would have little effect on Trump or Kushner. I suppose they could be renting the properties, but that kind of defeats the whole purpose of cleaning their money by buying real estate.
Besides, that just puts the government in charge of selling off assets in Trump or Kushner properties. Maybe they could repurpose the property into some homeless shelters.
world wide wally
(21,744 posts)smb
(3,471 posts)PortTack
(32,778 posts)lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Fiendish Thingy
(15,624 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,155 posts)Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)Putin needs to be removed from power
C Moon
(12,213 posts)Wicked Blue
(5,834 posts)and it's a twofer!
gab13by13
(21,360 posts)I see the new GQP talking point is that president Biden needs to do more sanctions. The EU, especially Germany are opposed to banning Russia from SWIFT, it would cut off the EU from Russia's fossil fuels. I just heard Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell both say that the US should unilaterally ban Russia from SWIFT.
I found an excellent article that explains SWIFT.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/swift-banking-system-used-sanction-russia-rcna17533
DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)right twice a day.
rockfordfile
(8,704 posts)maxrandb
(15,334 posts)I think President Biden will take advice about dealing with Russian from folks that aren't on Putin's payroll.
You had an opportunity to stand up for Ukraine when Donnie Dipshit extorted them and fucked both Ukrainian and American Security, and you failed.
Go fuck yourself sideways with a Hard Cover, First Edition copy of Atlas Shrugged, you worthless piece of amphibian shit!