Got this from a comment section:
These sanctions are tougher than you think-- and it's only the beginning.
First off, three of these seven have tens of millions abroad. The NSA and DC know exactly which assets, what accounts, and where. The banks already were told not to transfer liquid assets out, or what will happen to the banks is what happened to UBS of Switzerland.
Second, these seven (there will be more) cannot go to London, Paris, Geneva, Munich, Gstaad, or Chamonix. They cannot send their children to private schools abroad-- and those who have children in such schools (two of the seven, plus two more who were planning to send children abraod), will have to take them back home, because the kids' school visas will be cancelled too.
Third, another list is being prepared-- of about 50 folks. These will understand that their own assets will soon be frozen (they already are-- the assets can be used abroad, but not moved), and their kids will not be able to study abroad-- or even travel.
This that an ever larger number of the "Nomenklatura" know that if they follow Putin, they PERSONALLY will suffer, as will their families.
And there are other such PERSONAL measures that are being planned. Here is a hint:
The Turkish PM Erdogan was helping Iran, and going against the US in the Mid East. The US ground its teeth, and bore it silently. Then Erdogan overstepped: He said he'd buy missiles from the Chinese, and connect them to the NATO network-- for which, he will give the Chinese NATO's IFF (plane i.d.) codes...
Within a week, Erdogan's political enemies got recordings of Erdogan talking about bribes, his bribed cronies got their Swiss bank accounts published, and Erdogan is now fighting for his political life.
Similarly, the CIA/NSA know all the dirty financial corruption details of the top Russian politicians. So long as the Russkies don't overstep, they are allowed to rob their own people. But if Putin oversteps, all kinds of data and recordings will start finding their way to the web.
And other personal stuff too. Dirtier stuff.
Wait and see...
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/russians-sanctioned-by-white-house-2014-3#ixzz2wGpSQEcV
believe a comment section breh
and who doesn't?
and you don't think russian intelligence has dirt on the us and other european countries?
for crying out loud edward snowden is living in russia