The US will be issuing additional sanctions targeting more Russian oligarchs, including Russian billionaire Alisher Burhanovich Usmanov, said the White House today.
Here is a list of who will be sanctioned in this newly announced round, according to a fact sheet provided by a spokesperson with the National Security Council:
Nikolai Tokarev (his wife Galina, daughter Mayya, and his two luxury real estate
companies)
Boris Rotenberg (his wife Karina, and his sons Roman and Boris)
Arkady Rotenberg (His sons Pavel and Igor and daughter Liliya)
Sergei Chemezov (His wife Yekaterina, his son Stanislav, and stepdaughter Anastasiya)
Igor Shuvalov (His five companies, his wife Olga, his son Evgeny and his company and
jet, and his daughter Maria and her company)
Yevgeniy Prigozhin (His three companies, his wife, Polina, his daughter Lyubov, and his
son Pavel),
Dmitry Peskov, President Putin’s press secretary
Alisher Usmanov (His superyacht, one of the world’s largest and just seized by our ally
Germany, and his private jet, one of Russia’s largest privately-owned aircraft)
The US will also be placing visa restrictions on 19 oligarchs and 47 “family members and close associates.”
New targeted US sanctions on individuals.
Only a matter of time before at least some of these people turn around to Putin and ask "What are you doing here?"
I wonder have Ukraine released their prisoners.
They'd have some absolute psychos out on the loose
Still find it hard to believe that this is actually happening in Europe in 2022.
I'd imagine the Chinese have the popcorn out. Once this is over, and provided no nukes are fired, they'll either get cheap AF gas from Russia because they'll have the worst economy on the planet or the Russian Federation will have completely collapsed they'll just assert control over the gas and timber rich regions of Eastern Russia. When the Soviet Union fell the Chinese were in no position to attempt this but now it'd be a cakewalk, especially since those areas have a growing Chinese population anyway.
Either way, Russia as a country is done for. There is absolutely no coming back from this and in fairness the Americans really should have extended that olive branch after the fall on the Soviet Union when they had the chance.
1,000 Gurkha's in Ukraine would cause absolute mayhem.
All 3,500 that are currently enlisted would force the Russians back home! And probably capture some of the Motherland to boot.
Elon Musk will be loving this, as will NASA, as the Russians were high up in the getting men and supplies up to orbit game. It earned them decent foreign currency too. SpaceX can jump in and NASA could very likely get more funding going forward.
Their airline industry is in serious trouble. Back in USSR days they built and operated their own aircraft so were essentially outside influence proof, now they're not. Even their new very nice Sukhoi airliner has Pratt and Whitney engines. Their Boeing and Airbus fleet will be grounded within the month, unless they go nuts and fly them without servicing and repairs. Even then replacement parts aren't coming anytime soon. European airspace is closed to them, as is US, so flights to Africa and China and the like are it, other than internal, and those places won't let them fly aircraft that aren't up to service specs. These sanctions are armageddon.
I knew some Finns when I was younger. I remember one of them telling me about his military service, they'd be sent out for target practice where they would have to engage "the enemy". They were cardboard cutouts and only ever referred to as the enemy but they all had Stalinesque moustaches, those Russian fur hats and possibly a bottle of vodka in one hand.
Very interesting youtube channel regarding troop movements etc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkBXzmxKc5M&ab_channel=SpeakTheTruth
Preconditions for ending sanctions on Russia:
Talk of letting 'Putin save face' is despicable
Cannot see any way back for Russia in to the international community. They have been exposed for the bullies they really are. The only way possibly would be the elimination of the old guard and a new democratic leader. All sounds way too simplistic for what we are facing right now
I want a job polishing supermodels at a thousand quid an hour, but that's more likely to happen...
Ah lads, if this doesn't make Putin rethink, I don't know what will
World Ploughing Championship in Russia to be cancelled
Hello.
Welcome to facepalm city.
Population that guy.
https://twitter.com/skbozphd/status/1499298691156705282?s=20&t=8f1ncgMNFgRtCu8A0ZqCLw
So no parts, no manuals, no insurance and now no booking system.
Russian airlines are basically dead
History teaches that invading mother Russia is a very very bitter road to defeat. I don't think the Gurkha's would fare well in a Russian winter.
On a separate but related note, until very recently the Gurkha's were not paid as well or receive the same benefits as other UK troops. And they had to fight a long battle in the courts to fix that. I'm surprised they still manage to recruit anyone to fight under the MoD.
I saw that in a documentary but it’s the equivalent to “ 9/11 was an inside job” so was difficult to believe…… but I definitely believe it now.
Putin needs to be removed by any means necessary.
Chinese purchases of Russian coal are falling through as lenders are not releasing funds for the purchases
https://twitter.com/AP/status/1499448966055878658?s=20&t=RoELrxcF20T4obIdCpGIjA
Also known as giving Russia a chance to regroup
How do you do a Twitter link?
When the KGB said Putin was a liability because he was a risk taker…. I think they meant he was actually a psychopath.
I believe his first job they sent him to a very unimportant position, they didn’t see a future for him.
The run on Russian banks is seeing over 1 billion euros a day being withdrawn in cash
Russia to not return 500 planes they leased
why arent the Ukrainians firing anymore of their own balistics missiles into Russia? they made a few dents on an airfield in Rostov last week, none left?
Decoded: "Our conversation went considerably worse than i'm prepared to tell you right now"
Volodimir Zelenskyy, what a man!
Anyone heard from Edward Snowden recently?
Isn't Ireland the biggest lessor of aircraft in Europe through Aer Cap?
Anyone know why Macron is the “key worker” in the case??
has he the closest relationship with Vlad?
In the world i think, or were.
Virtually every western car manufacturer has pulled out of Russia for manufacturing and/or stopped all deliveries to the region
Yeah, that'll put a dent in our GDP
At this stage you have to wonder if Macron's 'diplomatic missions' are more about posturing to the French electorate than any idea he has influence on World events.
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