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Putin is set to respond to Obama's sanctions of Russian officials with his own list. Several U.S. Senators and officials will be banned from visiting Russia, including Sen. Dick Durbin.
U.S. senators, congressmen and top Obama administration officials are sure to be on Vladimir Putin’s sanctions list; a response to the Obama Administration’s announcement on Monday that 7 Russian officials and 4 Ukrainian officials would be barred from holding assets or traveling to the United States.
Putin is expected to release his retaliation list as early as Tuesday and while the final list is still being crafted, it will include top Obama administration officials and high profile U.S. senators, in an effort to roughly mirror the U.S. sanctions against Russian officials and lawmakers, according to diplomatic sources. At the top of the list in Congress is Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who recently co-authored a resolution criticizing Russia’s invasion of Crimea
(deputy Prime Minister) Rogozin, a friend of actor Steven Seagal, took to Twitter to tweak Obama, tweeting he thinks “some prankster” came up with the sanctions list.
In a later tweet addressed to “Comrade @BarackObama,” he asked, “what should do those who have neither accounts nor property abroad? Or U didn’t think about it?”
Another Russian on the sanctions list, Vladislav Surkov, also seemed unconcerned.
Surkov, a top Putin ideologue often called the Kremlin’s grey cardinal, reportedly told a Russian newspaper, “It’s a big honor for me. I don’t have accounts abroad. The only things that interest me in the U.S. are Tupac Shakur, Allen Ginsberg, and Jackson Pollock. I don’t need a visa to access their work. I lose nothing.
SecretKnowledge
Obama and America should realise by know they wont hurt Russia with sanctions
FlyersFan
SecretKnowledge
Obama and America should realise by know they wont hurt Russia with sanctions
AMERICA knows it. But apparently Obama doesn't.
Either that or Obama knows it but he did it anyways just to look like he did something.
Even if that 'something' was absolutely ridiculous.
SecretKnowledge
You're not the World Police y'know.
FlyersFan
SecretKnowledge
You're not the World Police y'know.
Americans know that. Obama and McCain do not.
I say this is Europes problem. Russia is expanding and engaging in a land grab. Putin is stone cold and KGB. He dreams of the old Soviet Union under his control - no doubt. Europe has to deal with him.
sparklez
It is not Europes problem, we had good relations with Russia (and still do regardless).
Russia is not expanding and looking at land grabbing,
KGB does not exist any more
he does not dream of Russia under his control, he already HAS Russia in his control for over the past decade
(where have you been?).
FlyersFan
This is so absurd, it's like the Twilight Zone. No .. wait .... that's an insult to The Twilight Zone.
This is childish. It's beyond silly.
Russia invades the Ukraine and does a land grab with Crimea. Obama draws a line in the sand and says 'get out by Monday or else ..' Putin laughs and basically declares Crimea part of Russia. Obama weakly says .. 'oh yeah ... well ... we are going to punish a handful of your top officials by freezing their overseas assets!' Putin then laughs saying 'most of us don't have overseas assets.'
And now Putin says Russia will retaliate and have sanctions against top American politicians.
I bet Putin is laughing his backend off as he does it.
The Daily Beast - Russia Will Sanction US Senators
Putin is set to respond to Obama's sanctions of Russian officials with his own list. Several U.S. Senators and officials will be banned from visiting Russia, including Sen. Dick Durbin.
U.S. senators, congressmen and top Obama administration officials are sure to be on Vladimir Putin’s sanctions list; a response to the Obama Administration’s announcement on Monday that 7 Russian officials and 4 Ukrainian officials would be barred from holding assets or traveling to the United States.
Putin is expected to release his retaliation list as early as Tuesday and while the final list is still being crafted, it will include top Obama administration officials and high profile U.S. senators, in an effort to roughly mirror the U.S. sanctions against Russian officials and lawmakers, according to diplomatic sources. At the top of the list in Congress is Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, who recently co-authored a resolution criticizing Russia’s invasion of Crimea
What a bunch of childish hooooooey. Seriously.
Obama took his sanctions seriously.
I"m sure Putin is doing this more to make fun of Obama than anything.
MAJOR embarrassment for the USA ...