Zero Hedge
April 21, 2014
While the White House has continually threatened further sanctions against Russia for non-de-escalation (
even as it un-de-escalates itself), the
specifics of the additional sanctions have been sparse.
Image: Vladimir Putin (YouTube).
German CEO warnings over blowback from economic sanctions… the
“nonsense” of replacing Russian gas with US gas…
the Russian warnings of “interdependence” and “boomerangs”… all reduce the West’s arsenal of financial sanctions. But, as
The Times of London reports,
perhaps
the US has found a crucial pain point for Putin – a sanctions regime
that would target Putin’s personal wealth, which includes a reported $40
billion stashed in Swiss bank accounts.
As The Hill reports,
The White House on Friday refused to comment on reports
that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s personal wealth could be
targeted if the West were to move ahead with additional sanctions over Ukraine.
“
I’m not going to get into foreshadowing particular individuals or entities that the United States may target,” national security adviser Susan Rice told reporters at the White House. “But let me just say
we’ve been clear that there are additional individuals, officials, close associates of senior leadership, oligarchs and those entities that they are associated with that remain very much potential targets of additional sanctions.”
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