In the immediate aftermath of the invasion much was made of the dramatic steps taken against Russia. Swift cut off Russian banks. Except for the largest Russian bank and the offshore subsidies of the rest. Think London. It was all show. Energy was cut off as well. Though a VLCC was tracked heading to China two weeks later and it was all perfectly legal. Putin has been the same threat for two decades. Germany never cared. They filled his coffers while looking to train his troops. Poland took the Russian threat seriously. Few other European countries do.