Van Hollen: Sanctions Will Make Putin’s Ukraine Invasion an ‘Epic Miscalculation’

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Van Hollen: Sanctions Will Make Putin’s Ukraine Invasion an ‘Epic Miscalculation’

Pam Key 22 Feb 2022

Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-MD) said Tuesday on CNN’s “Tonight” that Congress will vote on sanctions tough enough to make Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion into Ukrainian territory an “epic miscalculation.”

Van Hollen said, “We have to, together with our allies, raise the cost to the highest levels, and President Biden’s actions today with swift and severe sanctions combined with the other actions from the allies was a very important first step as well. It is also important that president Biden indicated that there is a lot more to come in terms of punishing economic sanctions.”

Anchor Wolf Blitzer said, “Did you ever think you would see a threat like this with Putin attempting to redraw the map of Europe by force? What do you think he could be doing next?”

Van Hollen said, “It is our job to make sure it is seen in history as an epic miscalculation by raising the price to Putin. What we can control is what we do next. That is why it was really important to work with our NATO allies and other partners around the world and to act in unison. Now that is what we discussed over the weekend at the Munich conference. In addition to the sanctions on Russian banks, and there will be a lot more to come. We can cut off Russia’s supply of critical technologies like semiconductors from Japan and Taiwan, and  Singapore, big suppliers, bringing them in as well. This has to be a concerted action against a thug, now bullying and launching an invasion against a democratically elected government.”

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[DB]

We have dramatic inflation with the dollar losing value daily and we want an economic war?

Playing with fire.

[Free Vulcan]

Have we farted in their general direction yet?

I think that might be more effective.

[Killer Clouds]

Once again DCP disciples prove no concept of reality.

[Kamaji]

Sanctions haven't stopped Putin's adventurism to-date; why should a few added embroidery stitches on the same fabric make any difference?

If one wants to really hit Russia where it hurts, then let U.S. oil and gas producers go full tilt on production of U.S. supplies, and encourage foreign producers to also increase their production, and impose steep import tariffs on Russian-based oil and oil-based products, while reducing the import duties imposed on oil imports from other countries.

Hold that way for 6 months to a year, then see what happens to the Russian economy, and the Russian government's ability to engage in military adventures.

[Hoodat]

Senator Chris Van Hollen is a complete fool.

[Hoodat]

Van Hollen said, “It is our job to make sure it is seen in history as an epic miscalculation by raising the price to Putin.

History will show that stealing an election and then placing two of the biggest idiots in America into the Pres and Vice Pres positions was an epic miscalculation.

[Right_in_Virginia]

History will show that stealing an election and then placing two of the biggest idiots in America into the Pres and Vice Pres positions was an epic miscalculation.

 

[Smokin Joe]

Note, I don't see whose "epic miscalculation" was whose.

Seriously, Biden and his minions are more of a threat to America than Russia (or China).

[christian]

It should be easily noticed that the Biden administration reversed all the good things Trump did for this Country then began its open jihad on American jobs, economy, status in the world community.  These sanctions are intended to accomplished nothing except make Americans situations worse and further Putins world aggression's.  After pumping Russia full of money by denying America and the West its own power and energy-fuels, supposed sanctions are to deny Putin world banks, with Putin/Russia already pumped full of Western Countries money buying Russian oil, the Wests desperate to now keep its economies going using Russian oil?  Putin and Biden are laughing their asses of behind closed doors.  A con going on as big as co-vid-vaccines and Afghanistan were/are.
Were fools not aiding and abetting them, their efforts would have easily collapsed by now.  Any way, whatever they do, blame Trump, its the least fools and stooges can do.  NeverTrumpers seems to be the best teachers of it now.