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But details matter. so number one, these are sanctions that were described in the official treasury statement as a pattern of malign global activity by russia. it is not just the hacking and attempted murderer of skripal in the u.k. or ukraine, it is everything rolled together. and then it is a list of individuals that is quite diverse. so you have categories of people, one or two, three or four picked from each category which tells me -- you have the security services, you have the head of puti...

>> so imagimatthew, the new sans will block access to russia and control assets under u.s. jurisdiction and prohibit americans from doing business with them. how serious of a move is this? >> well, i think it is very significant, don. but details matter. so number one, these are sanctions that were described in the official treasury statement as a pattern of malign global activity by russia. it is not just the hacking and attempted murderer of skripal in the u.k. or ukraine, it is everything rol...