President Biden met with Alexei Navalny’s wife and daughter in California on Thursday. He promised Navalny’s wife Yulia Navalnaya, and their daughter, Dasha, that the United States will announce sanctions Friday.
Biden has been yammering about the sanctions to be announced today all week. He doesn’t even make it sound as though he will be making the announcement. Perhaps it will come from the State Department or the Treasury Department. I wouldn’t blame Biden’s handlers for telling others to announce the sanctions, given what a mess Biden makes of his remarks on the regular.
One worry I have is that the new measures are timed to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Remember when Biden timed the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan to happen on September 11 for historical reference? Let’s hope this goes better. Biden is all about symbolism and…
