Chuck Todd: Sanctions Against Russia ‘Aren’t Consequences Anymore’; Arming Ukraine Is Effective

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TODD: “I think that‘s the most generous way to put this, is that he has now come to the conclusion that pretty much anybody in the mainstream foreign policy community, the mainstream left or mainstream right, had concluded for decades, I‘d argue. This is not just a new phenomenon. But, again, he‘s only doing rhetoric. I mean, without — he‘s got to have Putin face consequences, and sanctions aren‘t consequences anymore. Right? I think we know that however these sanctions, Putin — sanctions have just not been the effective tool. Whether it‘s been — you could argue it‘s been somewhat effective with Iran, but not great, it’s certainly not been effective here. What is effective? Arming Ukraine. What is effective? Getting Ukraine to be able to push Russia back. That’s what Putin listens to. He listens to strength, not words.”