The US Department of the Treasury announced on 14 September another sanctions package against Russian oligarchs, officials and companies involved in Russia�s military industry which facilitate their country�s aggression against Ukraine.
  • BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.worldEnglish
    41·
    10 months ago

    It seems like there’s always another sanction package, why didn’t they slap them all on there in the beginning of this whole thing? What’s the benefit of holding some back and letting their economy limp along for a bit?

    • Brainsploosh@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      10 months ago

      Preparation time. The easy ones came first, the ones that require thought, planning, care and/or legal proceedings come as part of the ramp-up

    • maynarkh@feddit.nlEnglish
      4·
      10 months ago

      What I’ve heard a lot is to both to maintain leverage in the threat of further escalation, and to prevent them settling in to a new normal.

      • BongRipsMcGee420@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        10 months ago

        That actually makes a lot of sense, especially combined with the other answers of how some sanctions are trickier implement. Thank you!