A Whole Lot of Hammers Are Starting to Drop on Putin and Russia

As we reported earlier, Vladimir Putin has been pushed up against the wall by Ukraine’s resistance, the likes of which he did not expect. On Saturday, the U.S. and the EU agreed to block “selected” Russian banks from the SWIFT system. Now, Putin is being pushed even further with a variety of sanctions and actions being taken against him in Europe.

I reported on Saturday that European countries – even Germany, which had been hesitant – are all providing lethal aid: weapons, ammunition, and fuel. But now, they’re going to be providing fighter jets for the Ukrainians, according to EU foreign-policy chief Josep Borrell.

On top of that, they’re also doing something else that may be significant: cutting off Russia from EU airspace and they’re banning “pro-Kremlin” media.

That news prompted the U.S. to tell any Americans in Russia to get out immediately before it shuts down.

Another hammer that may be dropping is important for a couple of reasons.