Trevor Noah
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That decision came on the heels of Germany's announcement that it will send 500 Stinger missiles and other weapons and supplies to Ukraine.
This was a historic break from Germany's post-World War II foreign policy.
The president is joining forces with European allies by kicking most Russian banks out of SWIFT, an international banking messaging system that makes global transactions easier.
New sanctions will also target Russia's central bank.
And allies are beginning to target Russian oligarchs with ties to Putin who shield his wealth in offshore accounts.
Yeah, that's right.
They're cutting off banking, they're arming their enemies, and on top of that, airlines are stopping flights to and from Russia, which, in my opinion, might be one of the worst things.
Because I mean, the best part about going to Russia is that you can fly out of Russia.
Now they don't even have that.
And if there's one thing that tells you how big these sanctions are, it's that the Swiss have gotten involved.
Like, you understand how big that is, right?
The Swiss don't get involved in anything.
anything.
The Swiss don't get involved in war.
They don't get involved in alliances.
My dad didn't get involved in my life.
I would ask him to hug me and he'd tell me that his official policy was to stay neutral.
I mean, think about it.
Think about this for a moment.
Putin's move is so crazy that Germany is like, it's time for us as Germany to rebuild our military.