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Union are aimed at strangling russian banks, cutting off elites and damaging russian currency but calls persist to do more. >> they sanctioned 80% of the banks in russia well, vladimir putin controls 100% of the banks in russia. >> reporter: outrage prompting a message from governors today virginia joined ohio and new hampshire, banning vodka sas lein state-run liquor stores texas urging a vodka boycott. >> the russia government is a pariah, and the entire world should be protesting and letting russia know how badly they're seen on the world stage. >> reporter: tomorrow the united nations will...

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Thing inside their own companies with their employees, with their customers, with their constituents. for them to pull out right now, it would really have an impact on their brand. what they can do, though, as richard said, is to make some statements, make some comments about what they believe in and show the world. >> power of the press rerelief, not necessarily power of the dollar. i want you to listen to figure skater johnny weir. >> i believe our presence in russia will do nothing but help fight this law and help the lgbt community. >> we've also seen protests of the vodka boycott, people ...

The world about the situation in russia. the vodka boycott has been a huge success. the boycott of russian vodka is working whether you like it or not. >> there's also talk now about putting pressure on the olympics, i should say full disclosure, this network will be carrying those olympics. what do you think about that? >> i haven't taken a position one way or the other. i think the arguments are persuasive. steven frye's point about moving the olympics is legit. i think the world looking back on 1936 would say, yeah, we probably should have at the last minute moved those olympics and not han...