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Originally Posted by Damien
No you impose sanctions in the hope it increases political pressure on Putin to play nice.
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This to me sums up the benefits of sanctions:
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A top national security official told lawmakers on Tuesday he had not been directed by Donald Trump to disrupt Russian efforts to meddle in US elections, and that Vladimir Putin had come to the conclusion there was “little price to pay” for such actions.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...ng-mike-rogers
It's ironical that Trump is proposing steel tariffs that will potentially impact key allies like Canada, France, Germany and the UK but won't implement sanctions against Russia which Congress has agreed to.