Russia Threatens Washington DC Over New Sanctions

In the most recent turns of events, the USA threw down heavy sanctions against key Russian players inside of Putin's realm. With added heavy handed sanctions against 17 Russian companies and Russian government officials, all strengthened by more sanctions from Canada and soon from the EUROPEAN Union.

These sanctions are hard lined to cause further decline in the Russian economy, but the results of these sanctions will take time to see if they have any effect. As of now, billionaires in Russia have already found loopholes around previous sanctions,  and have routed the financial crisis for themselves, leaving the public to squander on its own.

Sergey Ryabkov, the so called deputy minister for foreign relations in Russia, called the sanctions "meaningless, shameful, and disgusting." "It will only intensify all the processes in Ukraine which it intends to change or stop," Ryabkov told CNN, speaking English. "It is yet another sign of a reckless behavior of the U.S. administration. No lessons are learned from the past. The U.S. does literally nothing to impress its cronies and clients in Kiev on whom there is full responsibility for constant deterioration of the situation in Ukraine. This is what needs to be changed and not the policy of Russia" 

"A response of Moscow will follow, and it will be painfully felt in Washington D.C." Excerpt from CNN

What exactly that threat is or will become isn't clear. Nonsense perhaps, the wiggling tongue of rhetoric called Russian diplomacy, or actual threats that may evolve into a serious problem? What Russia is capable of as far as a response isn't clear, and with the mounting sanctions deposed against Russia, we could very well see a reprisal to match the tensions caused by the situation at hand.

Theories of a Russian attack, militarily is floating around the internet, but Russian capabilities of reaching America could only be reached with nuclear weapons. As much as Russia is capable of, it doesn't have the proper firepower or the resources to meet such a demand.

A threat is a threat of course, and the challenge is on Russia to follow up with that threat or continue with hollow intimidating statements that carry on Russia's impotent demeanour. Leaving out more chances for a diplomatic avenue of resolve, Russia continues to burn a bridge of a peaceful end to the Ukrainian crisis.

What Russia doesn't realize

The failure of Russia to try a different approach in the Ukrainian issue has left deep wounds subject to cause even further isolation and harsher economic turmoil for the Russian people. In combination of all of Russia's statements and policies on any form of diplomatic resolve continues to hinder Russia's chance to walk away with dignity.

Questions concerning the Ukrainian borders heavily saturated with Russian troops and tactics of intimidating actions are quickly sinking Russia into a no win situation. The SU-35 flyovers of intimidation on the US Donald Cook, and other flyovers above areas in the Ukrainian issue has been hurtful for Russia.

Russia has lost a tremendous amount of money, time, and most of all political backings. Leaving Russia to basically sweat it out under the bright lights of the World's most powerful countries. The actions of Russia have undermined their chances of success in all possible outcomes.

What Russia doesn't realize is that furthering it's tactics in such a way, shines a light upon Putin and Russian government officials that levels them lower on a somewhat uneven scale.  If Russia continues to use such tactics, and doesn't find a better avenue that will provide a soft ending to the situation,  it could very well end up having much more to contend with than just the USA's incisive detorants. Russian allies are few and far between, and even China could very well turn it's back on Putin. Why? Because as this continues to unfold, Russia is placing itself into a quagmire of natural detest in the world community.