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US poised to announce sanctions on Russia: report

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Posted By: Dreadnought, 4/15/2021 12:53:48 AM

The Biden administration is expected to announce wide-ranging sanctions against Russia over allegations of a massive hacking campaign into federal agencies and for election interference, multiple reports said late Thursday. The sanctions will call for 10 Russian diplomats to be expelled and a new executive order will expand prohibitions on U.S. banks that trade in Russian government debt, the Wall Street Journal reported. The sanctions come a day after Yuri Ushakov, President Putin’s policy adviser, told John Sullivan, the U.S. deputy secretary of state, that Moscow would "act in the most decisive way possible" if hit with sanctions, Reuters reported. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Brussels

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 4/15/2021 1:17:30 AM (No. 755193)
Next they'll cut off their access to "Friends" reruns.
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Reply 2 - Posted by: GoodDeal 4/15/2021 1:24:27 AM (No. 755196)
That means they will give Hunter about 10% less each month in cold cash payments meant for The Big Guy.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: PChristopher 4/15/2021 1:29:23 AM (No. 755198)
Oh, I see....The Commucrats will risk war with Russia Russia Russia to maintain their lie of Trump collusion. Despicable pieces of excrement
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Highlander 4/15/2021 3:57:31 AM (No. 755220)
What sanctions? No more Levi’s for Ivan and Natasha?
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Reply 5 - Posted by: mifla 4/15/2021 5:12:48 AM (No. 755236)
I'm sure Putin is shaking in his boots.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: chance_232 4/15/2021 6:29:19 AM (No. 755267)
When have sanctions ever worked on a determined adversary? I'll wait.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: WhamDBambam 4/15/2021 7:10:05 AM (No. 755293)
Maybe they're threatening the Russkies with Hillary!.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: F15 Gork 4/15/2021 7:31:09 AM (No. 755309)
Here’s a Biden Sanction: give Alaska back to the Russians...
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Reply 9 - Posted by: learner 4/15/2021 9:04:30 AM (No. 755423)
A strongly worded letter will soon follow.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: Strike3 4/15/2021 9:10:17 AM (No. 755431)
Don't forget to have Joe follow that up with a harsh letter that somebody will write for him. Sanctions are not complete without the letter. Putin needs a good laugh.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: udanja99 4/15/2021 9:24:49 AM (No. 755453)
#10, I’m sure that Putin is already laughing his butt off and has been since November 3.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: 3161991TonyChis 4/15/2021 9:44:18 AM (No. 755490)
This is proof Obama still but hurt over Putin's disrespect...
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Reply 13 - Posted by: bigfatslob 4/15/2021 10:04:03 AM (No. 755526)
Poised to announce that's comforting and makes me feel safe.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: seal010101 4/15/2021 10:22:23 AM (No. 755551)
So China gets a pass. That's strange.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: red1066 4/15/2021 10:40:51 AM (No. 755576)
We should be trying to gain Russia as an ally. When war with China breaks out, and it will. It would be nice to have an ally on the border with China to help out.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: columba 4/15/2021 11:40:23 AM (No. 755670)
Perhaps it is time to relocate to a non-communist country. And, seriously speaking, non-communist Russia has a good homesteading program.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: skacmar 4/15/2021 12:14:29 PM (No. 755714)
Biden /Democrats are still fixated on Russia, Russia, Russia. This of course is to deflect attention from the true problems currently haunting our country: Border Security, Border Security, Border Security, and Illegals, Illegals, Illegals. It seems they to, and want us to, focus on everything except the real issues that the Democrats created starting on Inauguration Day when President Joseph Biden and his Puppet Masters discontinued many if Pres. Donald Trump's successful border policies.
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