bank. the restrictions are a dramatic escalation choking off russia from the rest of the world and shaking the very foundations of its economy. in an acknowledgement of how bad things have gotten, in a bizarre setting, take a look at this picture where he is and where everybody else is, putin summoned his economic advisors to the kremlin and signed a degree on foreign currency to stabilize the ruble. isn't working. russians are lining up to withdrawal money from banks. this is similar to other scenes. the sanctions hit a nerve with putin for a second day in a row raise the threat of nuclear war and in another telling sign, russian telecom regulators partially restricted the country's access to facebook. this comes as russian anti war activists continue to take to