Biden Hits Russia with Sanctions
We ran the numbers: There are 4298 news articles covering this topic. 54% (2302) are left leaning, 27% (1180) are center, and 19% (816) are right leaning.
This week, Biden and his national security team announced two rounds of sanctions. While left-leaning articles highlight that Biden’s sanctions target Moscow’s banking, technology and aerospace sectors, right-leaning articles highlight that the White House was blasted on social media after Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh said that the sanctions levied against Russia are "not designed to disrupt" Russia’s energy exports.
A left-leaning article by CNN highlights that Biden’s sanctions target Moscow’s banking, technology and aerospace sectors. The scale of the package marks the most significant deployment of economic penalties against a country with Russia’s economic size and integration in global markets.
USA Today published a centrist article reporting that Biden’s sanctions will cause severe economic and political hardship for Russian President Vladimir Putin, key Russian state-owned banks and some of those in his inner circle. The European Union and key allies like the United Kingdom made similar moves to isolate Russia.
A right-leaning article by Fox News highlights that the White House was blasted on social media after Deputy National Security Advisor Daleep Singh said that the sanctions levied against Russia are "not designed to disrupt" Russia’s energy exports. Singh later said that "our measures were not designed to disrupt in any way the current flow of energy from Russia to the world."