I stopped reading after the first section says: "all he faced as punishment were some minor sanctions" as well as: "A few diplomats expelled from the United

I stopped reading after the first section says: "all he faced as punishment were some minor sanctions" as well as: "A few diplomats expelled from the United States is a small price to pay for a potential end to US sanctions" I mean, what is it, are they minor sanctions? Or was it a small price to pay to get rid of them, implying they were not so minor after all? Maybe I'm hangry, but this style of writing smells like the author trying to bend reality to some sort of predetermined moral stance, and it annoys me greatly. Time for lunch.