As we told you earlier, Trump has now signed off on sanctions against Russia.
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev responded that this now marks “the beginning of full-fledged trade war” and “the end of our hopes of improving relations with the new administration.”
Russia PM: new U.S. sanctions amount to ‘full-scale trade war’ https://t.co/yF36mmCPnw pic.twitter.com/4EV3Cq7RSv
— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 2, 2017
He then accused Trump of “complete impotence.”
The Trump administration has shown its total weakness by handing over executive power to Congress in the most humiliating way
— Dmitry Medvedev (@MedvedevRussiaE) August 2, 2017
This really isn’t great news, folks. This is actually the LAST thing we need right now.
But then something really, REALLY weird happened…
I recommend you listen with volume on, because holy sh*tballs.
Whoever comes to us with #sanctions, from sanctions will perish. We dedicate this video to those who try to hurt us with new sanctions! pic.twitter.com/VdoYI3mK2u
— РоссиЯ 🇷🇺 (@Russia) August 2, 2017
Did this just happen? Is this real? IS THAT A RENAISSANCE FAIR?
This is a tweet from a verified feed of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs https://t.co/VhwuBgAJ0B
— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) August 2, 2017
Did we sanction renaissance fairs? https://t.co/gOUwYhh4ZW
— Rebecca Berg (@rebeccagberg) August 2, 2017
"If you sanction us you can no longer larp with us!" is some kind of threat. https://t.co/aS0FUaxvi6
— Max Steele (@maxasteele) August 2, 2017
If you come at Russia with "#sanctions" they will put on a renaissance fair with heavy metal music.
That's just how Russia rolls, I guess. https://t.co/VY89eBib47
— Eli Clifton (@EliClifton) August 2, 2017
I’m so confused. So so confused.
What is happening to the world?