Sanctioned

Having been sanctioned by Putin’s regime I will be unable to spend all the roubles I’ve been saving up under my mattress.
The accusation states that I have been involved in ‘whipping- up’ anti-Russian hatred. The reality however, is that there is no need for anyone to whip-up such sentiments because their actions speak for themselves. The real question is why their armed forces behave so ruthlessly. Perhaps it’s because they have themselves been governed ruthlessly for generations. Furthermore, no-one ever atoned for the millions murdered by the Soviet regime. Khrushchev’s speech listing Stalin’s crimes was in secret session and not for public consumption. With the exception of Beria, Stalin’s cronies enjoyed the remainder of their lives and the crimes of post-Stalin regime resumed. Putin has increasingly rehabilitated Stalin’s reputation. Unaccountable ruthlessness is part of the system, just ask Navalny, or the residents of Salisbury.