This morning's talk shows had several libs saying the sanctions against Russia are starting to hurt and Obama is holding back on stronger sanctions so he can have something to hit Russia with if they move further on Ukraine.
Sounds like Ukraine will never get to their May elections.
More than the sanctions, the international investment community is redirecting investments to markets that appear less risky than Russia right now. The numbers show the economic damage to Russia is beginning to ramp up.
If Exxon pulled out of Russia, it would be huge, but so far with Exxon it is business as usual. I would speculate Exxon has more sway with Putin than Obama right now. Of course, the enemedia is not reporting on this.