Posted on Mar 6, 2022
Newsday - Ukraine conflict: What kind of sanctions will it take to stop the war? - BBC Sounds
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A raft of economic sanctions have been put in place to isolate President Vladimir Putin and his supporters after the invasion of Ukraine. The Russian economy has already shown the effects with a dramatic slide in the rouble and the banking sector severely restricted. The closest, richest supporters of Mr Putin known as the oligarchs have been targeted too. But could this encourage them to seek to influence him to stop the invasion?
Bill Browder, the Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, considers whether the sanctions against them are working. He used to be the largest foreign investor in Russia until in 2005 he was declared a threat to Russian national security for exposing state corruption. His lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was later arrested, imprisoned, and died after being beaten. Since then, Bill Browder has led the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign to advocate for targeted sanctions against corrupt officials. He says the sanctions need to be ramped up, to affect financial activity both inside and outside Russia, to be truly effective, and he hopes as the atrocities of the war increase, more countries will have the courage to effect these.
Bill Browder, the Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice campaign, considers whether the sanctions against them are working. He used to be the largest foreign investor in Russia until in 2005 he was declared a threat to Russian national security for exposing state corruption. His lawyer, Sergei Magnitsky, was later arrested, imprisoned, and died after being beaten. Since then, Bill Browder has led the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign to advocate for targeted sanctions against corrupt officials. He says the sanctions need to be ramped up, to affect financial activity both inside and outside Russia, to be truly effective, and he hopes as the atrocities of the war increase, more countries will have the courage to effect these.
Newsday - Ukraine conflict: What kind of sanctions will it take to stop the war? - BBC Sounds
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Brother William IMHO, I think when the export of Gas/Oil to the world is not working then you going to see the real-sanctions take effect.
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Lt Col Charlie Brown SSG Michael Noll Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Cpl Vic Burk MAJ Dale E. Wilson, Ph.D. SGT (Join to see) PO2 Marco Monsalve SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth ] SSG William Jones SPC Nancy Greene PO1 Tony Holland SGT Mark Anderson LTC (Join to see) SGT James Murphy Sgt (Join to see) LTC David Brown 1SG Dan Capri CDR Andrew McMenamin, PhD
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel “There needs to be a total economic blockade so that (President) Putin is unable to fund this war.”
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