Introduction

E u. Commissioner responsible for financial stability and services, marade macginnis. She is an important player in the european union's response to the russian invasion of ukraine. Since vladimir putin's invasion a month ago, brussels has coordinated an unprecedented effort to economically isolate moscow. But have those moves inflicted the kind of pain that might force putin to reconsider his invasion strategy? Specifically, why haven't eu. Expressions of solidarity with ukraine been backed up by a ban on imports of rRussian oil and gas? A move that would cripple the r Russian economy.