Trevor Noah
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But Vladimir Putin clearly had very different post-pandemic plans, invading a sovereign country.
And you know, for years, people have said that Russia might invade Ukraine, because it's always been Putin's wet dream to reunite the Soviet Union.
You know, sort of the same way Disney wants to tie all of its franchises together.
And now Mickey is fighting Thanos?
I mean, it's weird, but profitable.
So yeah, Putin has done the unthinkable.
And in response, almost every nation around the world has gone, yo, my man, that is not cool.
Much of the world is trying to tighten its grip around Russia to get Vladimir Putin to back off Ukraine.
For the first time ever, the EU will finance the purchase and delivery of weapons to Ukraine.
Similarly, the United States, for the first time, has approved the direct delivery of Stinger missiles to Ukraine as part of a package approved by the White House.
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.