avidamoeba comments on Trump signs sweeping Russia sanctions bill, aiming to choke off funds for Moscow in Ukraine war

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The bill serves as a final legacy item for the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 21 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Where's the loophole?

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Probably most oligarchs have moved their wealth offshore already so may not be directly impacted. Still, seems worth doing imho

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[–] DoubleDongle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child)

The biggest part of the bill is tariff powers which are optional for him to use and might be possible to leverage against Canada

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[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Ooh, so that's the angle. I like it. That actually makes sense.

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