{"id":1325532,"date":"2022-02-22T07:28:05","date_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1325532"},"modified":"2022-02-22T07:41:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-22T12:41:53","slug":"lindsay-graham-destroy-ruble-crush-the-russian-oil-and-gas-sector-in-response-to-putin-aggression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lindsay-graham-destroy-ruble-crush-the-russian-oil-and-gas-sector-in-response-to-putin-aggression\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Graham: \u201cDestroy\u201d Ruble, \u201cCrush the Russian Oil and Gas Sector\u201d in Response to Putin Aggression"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flindsay-graham-destroy-ruble-crush-the-russian-oil-and-gas-sector-in-response-to-putin-aggression%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1325532&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"featured featured-video video-ct\">\n<div class=\"contain\">\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says the radical left is \u2018the most destructive group of people in my political lifetime.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called to &#8220;destroy the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/currencies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruble<\/a> and crush the Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/energy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oil and gas sector<\/a>&#8221; in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-putin-has-list-of-ukrainians-to-be-killed-or-sent-to-camps-u-s-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aggression in Ukraine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Graham made the call in a tweet thread posted after Putin&#8217;s national address in which he recognized the independence of the separatist Donetsk People&#8217;s Republic and Luhansk People&#8217;s Republic areas of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When it comes to thugs like Putin disrupting world order and destroying democracies \u2013 enough is enough,&#8221; Graham wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/live-news\/russia-ukraine-putin-has-list-of-ukrainians-to-be-killed-or-sent-to-camps-u-s-warns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>RUSSIA-UKRAINE: PUTIN TO RECOGNIZE INDEPENDENCE OF UKRAINIAN BREAKAWAY REGIONS: LIVE UPDATES<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Putin\u2019s decision to declare eastern Donetsk and Luhansk as independent regions within Ukraine is both a violation of the Minsk Agreements and a declaration of war against the people of Ukraine,&#8221; the Republican from South Carolina continued.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/931\/523\/Graham.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;His decision should immediately be met with forceful sanctions to destroy the ruble and crush the Russian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/category\/oil\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">oil and gas<\/a> sector,&#8221; Graham added.<\/p>\n<p>The situation in Ukraine has become dire, with Putin\u2019s recognition of the separatist governments likely to lead to conflict.<\/p>\n<p>A U.S. official gave a grave warning to the United Nations, cautioning that Russia has put together a list of Ukrainians &#8220;to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline image-ct\">\n<div class=\"m\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px) and (max-width: 1279px)\" \/><source media=\"(min-width: 1280px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxbusiness.com\/foxbusiness.com\/content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/931\/523\/Vladimir-Putin.jpg?ve=1&#038;tl=1\" alt=\"Vladimir Putin\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to the G20 summit via videoconference from Moscow, Russia, on Oct. 30, 2021.<\/span><span> (Evgeniy Paulin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP \/ AP Newsroom)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bathsheba Crocker, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, sent a letter to the U.N. human rights chief, The Washington Post reported Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would like to bring to your attention disturbing information recently obtained by the United States that indicates that human rights violations and abuses in the aftermath of a further invasion are being planned,&#8221; Crocker wrote. &#8220;These acts, which in past Russian operations have included targeted killings, kidnappings\/forced disappearances, unjust detentions, and the use of torture, would likely target those who oppose Russian actions, including Russian and Belarusian dissidents in exile in Ukraine, journalists and anti-corruption activists, and vulnerable populations such as religious and ethnic minorities and LGBTQI+ persons.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxbusiness.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><u>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESS<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Specifically, we have credible information that indicates Russian forces are creating lists of identified Ukrainians to be killed or sent to camps following a military occupation,&#8221; she warned. &#8220;We also have credible information that Russian forces will likely use lethal measures to disperse peaceful protests or otherwise counter peaceful exercises of perceived resistance from civilian populations.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0A Russian invasion into Ukraine could also spark a European land war.<\/p>\n<p><i>Fox News Digital\u2019s Tyler O&#8217;Neil, Greg Norman, Amy Kellogg and Michael Lee contributed reporting.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen. 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