By the time President Donald Trump signed a bill slapping Russia with a new set of sanctions Wednesday, Russian columnists were already writing on why doing so would be a very bad idea.
The law, which had overwhelming approval in Congress, targets those who attempt to "undermine US cybersecurity," invest into Russia's energy-export pipelines, or make "significant" transactions with Russian defense or intelligence agencies.
It additionally puts new sanctions on North Korea and Iran.
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WNU Editor: I found the Russian media's reporting of the new Russian sanctions bill to be fair and honest. President Trump has been open to everyone that he is against this bill .... and many in Russia understood why he had to sign it. The commentary that I found interesting was on Russian social media sites, where there was a general consensus that these sanctions are going to seriously harm the Russian economy. A position that I also concur with.
Well if it is gong to seriously harm the average Russian, then I do not mind U.S. diplomats having to take the subway to get around.
ReplyDeleteLet me put it a better way.
I do not feel the U.S. diplomat's pain. :)
Our local Russian expert has been talking about the sanctions a lot on the air.
One of his points is that the expulsion of the Americans is due to the expulsion of Russians under Obama, but that those Left of center would not get that.
So if Foggy Bottom think they have it hard now ...