> I would say it's time to take the gloves off. If you want Putin to listen, you need to speak his language. > Remote wipe and brick all iOS, Android and Windo

> I would say it's time to take the gloves off. If you want Putin to listen, you need to speak his language. > Remote wipe and brick all iOS, Android and Windows devices in Russia, then cut off their internet and see how they can "live with it". I've seen arguments like "But... but... how can other countries trust FAANG after that?". If they can do that, the intelligence value of keeping those devices active surely outweighs any advantage of disabling them. But I don't think that's "speaking Putin's language." To do that would require some kind of military action (e.g. shooting down Russian aircraft over Ukraine at the very least, and maybe airstrikes against Russian invasion forces there). Basically showing some backbone and willingness to risk escalation. These kinds of more-severe sanctions, while stronger than last time, still show fundamental weakness. In the end, I doubt they'll accomplish anything besides pushing Russia deeper into China's arms.