I am sure that many people are not really content with the choices of their government and you have to be a bit careful to express that under certain circumstan

I am sure that many people are not really content with the choices of their government and you have to be a bit careful to express that under certain circumstances. Only very rich people can allow themselves to not pay taxes. I did not sanction random Americans when they invaded Iraq. It isn't entirely comparable, but that sounds pretty stupid, doesn't it? It also doesn't sound like a deescalation tactic to me and might even fortify support for Putin if you sanction people that cannot influence the situation at all. It even lends credence to the narrative of Putin that Russians are discriminated against.