Ezra Klein interviews Fiona Hill about what Putin is really up to. There’s a transcript if you aren’t into podcasts.

See also Jennifer Rubin, The GOP: An unending display of toxic masculinity.  If she ever goes back to being an apologist for Republicans I’m going to miss her. 

President Biden dropped the big one today and banned import of Russian fossil fuels. The UK is banning oil imports but hasn’t banned gas yet.

Paul Krugman explains why China can’t save Russia’s economy, even if it wants to. And it may not.

Paul Waldman says Liz Cheney nails the truth about ‘the Putin wing of the GOP.’

Which companies have stopped doing business in Russia, and which are still there? Here’s the list of both as of March 8.