Russian sanctions

[SheltieLover]

https://www.palmerreport.com/community/russian-sanctions/36068/

Windy Breeze | 2:00 pm EST January 28, 2021

Compadres, let’s spit right in Vladimir Putin’s eye. The viral fear of losing our democracy lurks in the deepest recesses of our thoughts right now, but the heartening courage shown by Russian protesters to save Alexi Navalny, oust Putin and form a more representative government is an ardent reminder no true democracy exists without struggle. President Biden shared his concern about Navalny’s fate with Putin on Jan 26. Our new government’s transparency is reassuring.

Armies of demonstrators are out in freezing streets all over Russia to protest the repeated jailing of Navalny, popular opposition leader of the Russia of the Future party (Rossiya Budushchego), after he defiantly reentered the country. His crime? Not dying from Novichok poison slipped to him by Putin’s agents. If protests continue, the government may destabilize enough that the rich oligarchs controlling Russia’s assets will withdraw their support from Putin. Rachel Maddow reported Jan 27th that some activists planned to declare they were Americans, in hopes police would hesitate to arrest them. Wahoo! Our country once again stands for human rights.

As my Aunt Cora used to say, “Look up. Stop staring at your bellybutton.” Americanskis, we have been mesmerized by the filthy contents of Trump’s umbilicus for four long years. The prospect of Hillary Clinton, another Democrat, heading our government threatened Vladimir Putin so much in 2016 he directed an intense campaign of voter disinformation and interference using far-right messaging to foster Trump’s white nationalist base. We even suspect some Republican members of Congress and the National Rifle Association of colluding with Putin and being on the take.

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Let’s cut Putin off at the knees this time. Contact your Congressional representatives and pressure them to swiftly pass the most extreme sanctions possible on the financial assets of the Russian oligarchs propping up Putin. We must affirm our support for liberty everywhere, for our own sakes as well as for those Russian patriots armed with snowballs against the overwhelming force of the Russian military police. And take down the names of those Republicans who dare oppose these sanctions. They are surely Putin sympathizers and collaborators.

A bit more at link.

[dutch777]

1. Will be interesting to see how far Biden and Congressional Dems will be willing to go

Sanctions may be more symbolic than meaningful if they are only US based. If EU and Japan joins in, that is much more meaningful. I also wonder if some in the Biden admin may not be concerned that if you kick Putin's shins, reaction to that could see the Russians cause issues in places like Syria and the Persian Gulf/Iran that Biden would then have to spend time and focus on.

[beastie boy]

2. Will be interesting to see how much opposition they will get from Congressional Republicans.

[dutch777]

3. Yes, also interesting