Probably nothing, but I am very glad I found it here. I do not read any of the regular news outlets, and HN is pretty much the only link with the world news for me - because my assumption is, that if something makes it to the front page of HN it's important enough - and I think this is. I live in a country right next to Russia, and these sanctions have a direct impact on our economy,so I want to know what they think about it
I understand that for some US readers it might not be very interesting - but then for EU readers some US news are not very relevant either. It's a site for everyone, and that's a good thing.