Odd they sanctioned the people who are in power and not the people who aren't in power.
What is this madness!?
Especially since these are purely symbolic sanctions, now none of these people can vacation or access their bank accounts in the exotic climate of Russia.
Oh fiddles
The comparison is Canada, where they sanctioned the entire government on both sides of the House. Although that might just be because they looked at the list and thought "freak it, can't be bothered figuring out which ones matter, got more important things to do".
I'm not sure what they've done in the UK but given the Russians' purchase of the British government is even more blatant than the US (they're currently defending Johnson nominating the son of a KGB officer for a peerage and a seat in the House of Lords, the British equivalent of the Senate) I imagine they're leaving well alone, given the spectacular success they've had with taking ownership of that country.
