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What would be a few of the most damaging sanctions a Pres Biden could place on Russia (Original Post) Budi Jun 2020 OP
Remove all diplomatic missions, seize bank accounts and assets held by Putin and Russia sunonmars Jun 2020 #1
This message was self-deleted by its author soothsayer Jun 2020 #2
Russia should be kicked off the world's financial system and treated like North Korea. dalton99a Jun 2020 #3
Perhaps, any sanction that would restrict Russia's ability Mike 03 Jun 2020 #4
Two words: JarOCats Jun 2020 #5
Freeze their Swiss bank accounts. Kid Berwyn Jun 2020 #6
Only the Swiss can freeze Swiss bank accounts. former9thward Jun 2020 #12
That's easy. Tom Rinaldo Jun 2020 #7
freeze all assets beachbumbob Jun 2020 #8
return their asset to them and his kids NightWatcher Jun 2020 #9
Make Them Take PINO! ProfessorGAC Jun 2020 #10
Cut them off from Disaffected Jun 2020 #11
People forget Russia has a veto vote at the UN Security Council. former9thward Jun 2020 #13
if you cut off oil and natural gas exports, you basically ruin Russia. That is over half of all Takket Jun 2020 #14
All sanctions need to clearly state flotsam Jun 2020 #15

Response to Budi (Original post)

dalton99a

(81,516 posts)
3. Russia should be kicked off the world's financial system and treated like North Korea.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 01:27 PM
Jun 2020

Make them carry cash in suitcases

(At a minimum, remove Russia from the global financial messaging network SWIFT)

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)
4. Perhaps, any sanction that would restrict Russia's ability
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 01:37 PM
Jun 2020

to export oil.

What do we import from Russia? Hit it with prohibitive tariffs.

What others have said: make them financial pariahs. Russian oligarchs should be prohibited from buying real estate in the United States or hiding money in any US banking institution, safe harbor, shell company, etc...

Freeze and seize assets.

No anonymous purchasers of US properties and real estate.

No Russian oligarch/company should be able to buy majority "shares" of a US company. (I'm not sure about the legality of that last one).

Most of all, we need to get their fighter jets out of US airspace. No more provocations! We need to push back against their takeover over the Arctic Circle.

Disaffected

(4,557 posts)
11. Cut them off from
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 02:35 PM
Jun 2020

the internet as much as is possible (and any other countries who may try to negate it). Ditto for the international banking system.

former9thward

(32,025 posts)
13. People forget Russia has a veto vote at the UN Security Council.
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jun 2020

The U.S. can do sanctions all day long but Russia can retaliate in countless ways including shutting down UN operations around the globe. In the end that would hurt the U.S. far more than Russia.

flotsam

(3,268 posts)
15. All sanctions need to clearly state
Sun Jun 28, 2020, 06:10 PM
Jun 2020

...they cannot be revoked until Putin is removed from the Russian Government.

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