What exactly does the ‘sanction against 11 Russian officials’ mean? So they can’t enter US, is that it?
Looks to me a case that Obama wants to “sound” tough.
Looks the same way to me.
It's not like Obama cares about a bunch of ethnic Ukrainians being under the boot heal of a tyrant, Putin.
Perhaps the Tartars and gays he'd get huffy about.
And none of them have bank accounts or property holdings in the West.
Legally, I don’t see how they can be enforced. Sounds like a bill of attainder to me. Foreign officials are being punished for having political views we don’t like.
None of this involves any alleged or even real violations of international law. Criminal offenses should always be referred to the proper prosecuting authorities who have competent jurisdiction.
But America has no right to decide for itself the policies Russian Federation should follow. That borders on sheer arrogance.