I wonder what the thinking was behind that? Fear of retaliation against US politicians’ girlfriends and mistresses?
U.S. Withholds Sanctions on a Very Close Putin Associate: His Reputed Girlfriend
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-withholds-sanctions-on-a-ve…
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Fear of retaliation against US politicians’ girlfriends and mistresses?
Quite likely, but there’s also the possibility that they’re leaving her (and maybe a small handful of others) untouched with the idea of following the money to see who else might get smoked out.
Divide and conquer. She has her freedom but the oligarchs do not. How to strip Putin of his girlfriend the easy way. Bros not hoes.