Putin promotes these attacks and won't end them unless there is action. Hitting Russian infrastructure would be cruel and pointless. It's already a mess and Putin wouldn't care. Go after their money.
https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1413595059929460740
If a few billion dollars of looted assets disappeared from Putin & his oligarch pals' accounts, these ransomware attacks would stop. The question has always been if US & EU are willing to do what is necessary to defend themselves.
Responding diplomatically is a waste of time and law enforcement is limited against state actors and those with state protection. And they know it. New mechanisms are needed to meet new threats, or you keep losing.
If you want to change Putin's behavior, target what he cares about. And that isn't Russia or Russians, it's money and his grip on power. Oil, banking, western assets & visas, etc. Stop playing nice with thugs.
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