It's super important that removing their internet services etc does not remove the propaganda, and Russia was passing laws prohibiting these sources of actual n

It's super important that removing their internet services etc does not remove the propaganda, and Russia was passing laws prohibiting these sources of actual news from publishing said reality in Russia. The purpose of the sanctions is to reduce support for Putin from the people he actually needs to support his regime (russian billionaires, the government, the army, etc), and to cripple its ability to support its army.