On Thursday, the US imposed new sanctions on Russia that target the country’s technology sector and a network of companies Washington says is working to evade Western sanctions.
The Treasury Department said the sanctions targeted 21 entities and 13 individuals, including Mikron, Russia’s largest microchip manufacturer and exporter of electronics.
The Biden administration also determined that sanctions apply to Russia’s aerospace, marine, and electronics sectors. The determination means that any person or entity operating in those sectors could be hit by US sanctions.
Since Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, the US and its allies have imposed a series of harsh sanctions on Russia. The measures have done nothing to stop the fighting and don’t appear to be hurting Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A recent poll found that Putin’s approval rating has risen to 83% since the invasion started, up from 71% in February. The ruble is also recovering from the initial hit that it took when the US started imposing sanctions, and the Russian currency is back up to its pre-invasion value.
Fake News. Russia did not “invade” the Ukraine. It was Ukraine that started the war. Russia has a right to self defense.
Please correct your story.
Ukraine is recognized by UN as a sovereign country. Whatever the reason, it is an invasion.
No more so that our many invasions since 1946. Our invasions had nothing to do with national security. Nothing. We have killed hundreds of thousands, starved children, made refugees out of millions. Millions. So, the “sovereign country”, led by a millionaire actor, readies for war, threatens to complete the noose around another country, a country that it has had joined to the hip for more than 1300 years, and it is OK?
invade ( inˈveid) verb : to enter (a country etc) with an army.
Maybe you should invest in a dictionary.
Ukraine may have provoked the war, but Russia invaded Ukraine.
“Invasion” is not a term that has anything to do with “who started the war.”
US Targets US Technology Sector in Latest Sanctions
So what ever happened to “unfettered capitalism”, or, “rules based” whatever. What we are doing runs counter to our Constitution.
“Constitution,” what’s that?
“… Putin’s approval rating has risen to 83% ..”
Biden, Harris and any other US politician could never dream of achieving such numbers, no matter how much spin the media gives them.
“… Russian currency is back up to its pre-invasion value.”
“The sanctions were never intended to deter Russia.”
“The sanctions were never intended to just stop other countries from getting oil and rocket engines from Russia.”
“The sanctions were never intended to harm the Russian economy or people.”
“The sanctions were never intended to just annoy some Russian billionaires.”
“The sanctions were never intended to merely grab some Russian Super-Yachts and can we please have our 600 planes back.”
Europe goes along with sanctions because of NATO but has no heart for it as they actually had to deal with the corrupt Ukrainian puppets of the USA. The other 7/8 ths of the world support Russia over the Ukrainians, but you would never guess that from the western media.
If media coukd win wars, this ine would be a slam dunk.
But what feeds media is the concerted effort by alll intelligence agencies in the West to feed the media with dekuberste distirtiins and lues, even a casual reader can spit.
But the intensity of disinformation is collosal. No matter how impribable — all is published. Russian army has no fuel, liw morale, leadership isolated, redistance great.
If so, why has not Ukraine ibliterated a 20 mile long tank convoy, a sitting duck?
If so, why did Ukranians executed one of the members of their negotiating team? If so, why did Zelenski just sack two of his generals? If so, how come Russia is in control of Khersin, strategic region adjacent to Crimea,
and unblicked water supplies?
If so, why does Russia cintrol Aziv Sea now in its entirety? And controls Dinbas region in its pre-2014 borders?
If Russia stopped the war today, it would have achieved strategically two important goals. No threat to Crimean territory by inciorporsting Russian speakers of Kherson and Mariupol, and no threst to Crimean bridge by Ukranian navy stationed in Mariupol.
Why woulkd Rusdis damage cities in the East where there is majority Rusdian populace but “defended” by Aziv battalions, Right Sectir, Tornadoes, etc.
But Russia achieved territorially strategic victories, and demilitarization. But what remains is the separation of Kuev and Lviv. Lviv and its muscle controlled Kiev since 2014. The key for Russia is to wrestle Kiev from the Lviv-Anerican Enbassty cintrolled 3rd gen Nazi Galicia. If Russa could sucessfully selarate the two, problemms solved. By keeping presdure on kiev and Odessa, this can be achieved in the ling run. East could siin go under police control, freeing up military,
How will the triangle Kiev-Odessa-Lvov play out — anyone’s guess.
“If so, why has not Ukraine ibliterated a 20 mile long tank convoy, a sitting duck?”
That convoy is now either OBLITERATED or running at full speed back into Belarus
“If so, why did Ukranians executed one of the members of their negotiating team? If so, why did Zelenski just sack two of his generals?”
Why did Putin execute half his negotiation team?
Why did Putin lock up several of his generals together with the head of FSB?
“If so, how come Russia is in control of Khersin, strategic region adjacent to Crimea,
and unblicked water supplies?
If so, why does Russia cintrol Aziv Sea now in its entirety? And controls Dinbas region in its pre-2014 borders?”
Because Russia spends about 10 times as much as Ukraine on its military. But despite this, the Russians have been humiliated over and over during the last 5 weeks. As it stands now, Russia run the risk of losing even Crimea.
Any more questions, my dear?
Joe Biden’s disapproval rating is about 83% or the mirror opposite of President Putin’s approval rating.
Unfortunately for Putin approval ratings are helpful in Russia since they have never had proper elections, haha.