The international community is turning its back on Russia en masse, which experts Steven Van Hecke (KU Leuven) and Laura Vansina (VUB) say is crucial to halting the invasion of Ukraine. "Sanctions are our most important asset to solve this conflict," they say. Political philosopher Tinneke Beeckman calls for this not to target the man in the street, but the elite. "After all, Putin doesn't give a damn about what his people think or have to endure."