Skeptics say sanctions are more effective at putting pressure on politicians than actually stopping goods from moving around the world. The Wagner group is essentially operating unimpeded in Ukraine, even though they've been under these crushing financial sanctions. There's a real growing feeling among some skeptics about sanctions that they're basically a signaling move, a way to express disapproval about something that someone's doing.

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