3 countries subject to US sanctions offer 3 defiant responses
NOVANEWS
ADAM GARRIE
American sanctions are a symptom of geo-political bullying. Sanctions are a bellicose act that ought to be banned by the international community, even though they are less effective today than they have ever been in the recent past.
The new sanctions bill which will soon appear on Donald Trump’s desk targets three countries: Russia, Iran and North Korea.
Each country has responded in three different yet equally defiant ways.
1. Russia
The sanctions against Russia have been the most widely discussed for three reasons.
a. Donald Trump continues to be accused (without evidence) of having ties with Russia and furthermore it is accused that Russia hacked the DNC’s computers (also with no evidence) during the 2016 US election.
b. Donald Trump campaigned on a pl...