Quote (fuzzysocks69 @ Feb 24 2022 01:07pm)
What does it mean to have direct sanction on Putin?
Idk shit about politics just watching the Biden conference and curious what it meant lol
It would mean very little for Putin personally, but it would be an aggressive posturing short of declaring war on Russia.
Putin's money is well hidden beyond the reach of western finance and he doesn't do any business directly with the US, and sanctions won't stop him doing business with the EU and China, so it would have little or no visible impact. Unlike most heads of state with conspicuous wealth, Putin has not invested in megayachts or international properties, apartments or buildings of any kind. He doesn't live like some opulent prince, he has essentially infinite money inside of Russia and chooses to live in a modest apartment and drive a junky GAZ-21 worth less than an F150
It would however be the kind of escalatory measure that you can't easily back down from, a serious step of plunging us back into the cold war. Russia would retaliate with measures aimed at Biden and American officials.