Blinken on Sanctions Against Russia: ‘As Soon As You Trigger Them, That Deterrent is Gone’

patrick.goodenough | February 20, 2022
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As soon as sanctions against Russia are triggered their deterrent effect will be gone, Secretary of State Antony Blinken argued  on Sunday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked pointedly of the West, “What are you waiting for?”