President Obama announces further sanctions on Russian officials

Is Obama just posturing or do these types of sanctions have influence on countries like Russia?  Will our NATO allies flex with us or impose their own set of sanctions?

How many different times will Ukraine be the whipping boy of Russia?

It appears that Obama is meting out a little whup-ass to Putin’s pals.  Good.  Maybe they won’t like it and will convince their bully bud to rein in what appears to be his reign of terror.