Mike Carpenter, former deputy assistant secretary of defense w/responsibility for Russia, thinks the new sanctions amount to smoke and mirrors.

Mike Carpenter, former deputy assistant secretary of defense w/responsibility for Russia, thinks the new sanctions amount to smoke and mirrors. > https://t.co/xyqCbSS5ZH

— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) March 15, 2018

These new sanctions are totally inconsequential. The previous administration had already sanctioned most of the entities and individuals designated today, so there's really nothing new here. <THREAD 1 of 3> https://t.co/CzM1xOST6c

— Michael Carpenter (@mikercarpenter) March 15, 2018

Michael Carpenter‏Verified account @mikercarpenter 15m15 minutes ago
Furthermore, such narrowly targeted sanctions have little to no impact on the operations of Russia's intelligence services or its proxies, since these organizations don't transact (at least overtly) through the U.S. financial system. <2 of 3>
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Michael Carpenter‏Verified account @mikercarpenter 14m14 minutes ago
Finally, they have no impact on Russia's economy at all. I suspect the Trump administration will cite these designations as evidence that it is getting "tough" on Russia but in this case it's all smoke and mirrors. <END>
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