Thread by @SamRamani2

Poland has released a ten point plan to end the war in Ukraine.

I'll outline them and explain how close the West is to implementing them /1

1) Cutting Russian banks off from SWIFT

Major Russian banks were cut off from SWIFT early in the war, but since then, the West's approach has been more incremental

Poland believes these delays could allow Russia to get around SWIFT (ie. by working with China and India) /2

2) Asylum for Russian Military Defectors

This idea has gained traction by US academics led by Timur Khan from Duke University, but has received limited discussion in the US or EU

Potential spy infiltration might be reason

3) Suspend Russian propaganda in Europe

RT and Sputnik have been thrown off the air in Britain and the EU

Switzerland has objected to this ban, saying fighting disinformation with facts is a better strategy

4) Block Russian ships from European ports

Britain announced a ban on February 28, and while the EU hinted at something similar on March 1, it was reported by March 11 that this ban was a "distant prospect"

5) Block Road Transport in and out of Russia

Concerns are growing about road freight through Belarus being used to evade sanctions

But trucks still move through European countries, including hawkish nations like Lithuania

6) Sanction Oligarchs and their entire business environment

Individual sanctions took effect first, but the West is moving to crack down on state-owned companies with some loopholes in the energy sector

The US sanctioning Rosatom again would be a big move in this direction

7) Ban visas for all Russians entering the EU

An extreme measure, which might be viewed by many as too much collective punishment

Joe Biden's efforts to distinguish between the Kremlin and Russian people in Warsaw push subtly against this

8) Sanction all members of the United Russia Party

Another measure that is hard to implement, especially as United Russia has over 2 million card-carrying supporters

9) Ban Export of Technologies Russia Might Use for War

Lots of discussions about this, but slow progress

The EU just sounded the alarm about China supplying tech hardware for war, which could get awkward if the West is doing so as well

10) Exclude Russia from all International Organizations

The US backs Poland's proposal to kick Russia out of the G20, but Interpol has resisted pressure to expel it

Expulsion from UN bodies, such as the UN Human Rights Council and especially, the UNSC are much harder sells