> they have already proved time and time again they are a dog which is all bark and no bite.

People keep saying that as if that was a kind of universally acknowledged wisdom.

Here is a map of the 39 countries targeted by European sanctions (not counting the ones specifically targeting ISIS territories or various regions of Ukraine): https://sanctionsmap.eu/#/main

There has been sanctions against Belarus for a while, suspended when they freed political prisoners, reinstated in light of the recent crackdown on elections. Here is the list of the 88 persons and 7 legal entities under EU sanctions (well technically, Council of Europe): https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CEL...

Turkey doesn't have to "watch", they also received sanctions after the drilling standoff two years ago.