Sanctions Fatigue: When the U.S. Starts Running Out of Punishment Tools: It’s wild to think about, but apparently, Washington is running out of things to sanction in Russia. Yep, those were the actual words from U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio this week. You can almost hear the exhaustion behind that line — like a parent who’s grounded their kid so many times that there’s literally nothing left to take away.
At this point, the U.S. has slapped penalties on everything from banks to billionaires to cats that look suspiciously Russian (okay, maybe not the cats… yet). But now, after hitting oil giants like Lukoil and Rosneft — the big ones — Rubio basically admitted they’re scraping the bottom of the sanctions barrel
United Airlines dealt with new reactions on Wednesday regarding a young puppy dog which passed away in-flight soon after an attendant ordered it stored in an overhead box. The United States Department of Transportation stated it is taking a look at the events which resulted in the bulldog’s demise. UNITED STATE Legislator John Kennedy, whom previously on Wednesday sent out a letter to the United Airlines Commander in chief Scott Kirby, asking for relevant information regarding the significant amount of pets which have passed away while in the transporter’s care, published on Twitter that he intended to submit a bill on Thursday which will restrict airline companies from placing pets inside overhead receptacles. ” Violators will face significant fines. Pets are family,” he noted. Kennedy, within the correspondence, stated United’s “pattern of animal deaths and injuries is simply inexcusable.” The man mentioned that the numbers occurred while on air-planes is 24 pets, ...
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