Thank you so much for tuning into episode 65. The East-West faceoff over Ukraine escalated dramatically Tuesday, with Russian lawmakers authorizing President Vladimir Putin to use military force outside his country and U.S. President Joe Biden and European leaders responding by slapping sanctions on Russian oligarchs and banks. But how effective will they be in changing President Putin's calculus and what sort of an impact can we expect on the Russian economy as a whole? #economicsecho to join in the conversation