How would Russia's refusal to allow us to adopt their children hurt us?

Of course, it would hurt us in the sense that we are so ethical that we would be forlorn that the children would suffer, but come on…we are helping Russia when we do that!

There must be something else they could do, like team up with Iran to stop us from getting oil?? Why hurt their own orphaned kids???

This is the exact reason we imposed sanctions in the first place! Humanitarian violations. We punish you for humanitarian reasons, and you respond with a humanitarian violation… good job.