> Brutality and threats is what U.S. sanctions and U.S. national security strategy are. True but irrelevant -- my whole point was the USA (alongside most natio

> Brutality and threats is what U.S. sanctions and U.S. national security strategy are. True but irrelevant -- my whole point was the USA (alongside most nations) has other tools to getting what it wants. Russia is a country whose only tool is a hammer, and all problems look to it like nails.