>I believe all countries that invade, murder or interfere in elections should be sanctioned by the rest of the world in proportion to their transgression So sa

>I believe all countries that invade, murder or interfere in elections should be sanctioned by the rest of the world in proportion to their transgression So sanction the fuck out of the US too, as we still regularly engage in all three. >And finally, the Magnitsky Act shows that we can actually effectively target those in power in Russia >It really does feel like the past 7 years, Putin has really been testing the limits of what he can get away with, and sadly the answer so far is "as much backstabbing as he wants". The evidence that Magnitsky acts work is dubious in the first placez as your earlier comment shows, but I really don't trust politicians issuing punishments without a trial. >We're already doing these things with North Korea and Iran. I don't see any compelling argument why the actions of the Russian government shouldn't land them in the same boat Decades of sanctions in those countries has never led to the kind of political upheaval you're calling for, while causing several hundred thousand deaths. Why subject Russia or yourself to that fate.