Time to Sanction Gazprombank

Europe’s first significant steps toward independence from Russian energy will be painful. But the alternatives are more painful still.

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A man walks past a branch office of Gazprombank in Moscow, Russia March 31, 2022.

Maxim Shemetov/Reuters

Are we still serious about sanctions?

The Biden administration has announced that its latest round of sanctions will add Sberbank — with its 110 million individual clients and 1 million corporate customers — to the blacklist. That is welcome.

Kevin D. Williamson

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Kevin D. Williamson

Kevin D. Williamson is a former fellow at National Review Institute and a former roving correspondent for National Review.

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