Putin will never dare step over another Obama red line./
Pffffttt. Putin is laughing so hard he tossed his vodka thru his nose.
I shouldn’t laugh at this, but if I didn’t, I’d start crying.
We have sunk so low since Ronald Reagan was President. Back then you could be sure the Soviet Union wouldn’t dare to do anything lest it incurred the wrath of the US We had fear through strength. We don’t have that today.
So, he puts “sanctions” on Viktor Yanukovich for being deposed from elected office by bloody revolutionaries funded by George Soros and the CIA?
Actually, we haven’t heard from Yanukovich for some time, and according to one story, he died from a “heart attack.” Possibly that was because he failed to do his job right, and Putin didn’t want him around making any more trouble.
Presumably Obama can do this by Executive Order, without consulting congress, since this is a “national emergency.” A bloody revolution right next door to us, threatening our borders! So we’ll sanction the guys who got kicked out!
Few years back Russia retaliated against American sanctions by not allowing Americans to adopt Russian orphans. Given the seriousness of the current situation, Putin is considering not to sell their automobiles Ladas and Volgas to the American public.
The British are so right. He is a Pantywaist, but not presidential
I’m sure Putin broke down in tears when he heard the news /s
Personal sanctions? Not a BFD.
Obama’s big on symbolism over substance. But, here he reality of the situation is that symbolism won’t do anything, and Russia is going to keep control of the Crimea. Heck, the only reason the Crimea was part of the Ukraine was because of a book-keeping entry made by Khruschev moving it from one administrative pocket SSR to another.
Now, it is true that Putin stacked the deck with some thuggish behavior from his military, but the reality remains the same. The Crimea is more a part of Russia than Europe, and Sevastopol was never going to be part of the EU.
And Putin can no longer smoke pot with the Choom gang. :)
The mom jeans are off Putin.
The sanctions have no practical effect. None of the named officials has any Western bank accounts and I don’t think they care all that much about not being allowed to travel to the West.
There !
That will gonna teach ‘em.....
What exactly does the ‘sanction against 11 Russian officials’ mean? So they can’t enter US, is that it?
Looks to me a case that Obama wants to “sound” tough.
And Vlad replies: “Oh, I’m shaking in my custom baby seal leather boots!”
There must have been a lot of angst from the Administration to escalate this situation from “giving them a good talking to” to this impotent declaration.