Schaftlein Report | Russia Escalates Bombing - Further Isolating Itself

1) Biden State of the Union Condemns Russia but nothing new in the speech - Biden pushes Build Back Better but Manchin says NO again *While Inflation runs hot, liberal democrats continue to push MORE spending - It will go nowhere 2) NATO countries pour weapons into Ukraine - The invasion has brought European countries together more in the last 6 days than the previous two decades 3) Missiles rain on Ukraine cities as Russia steps up bombardment campaign 4) Oil surges past $110 per barrel and the Federal Reserve is poised to raise interest rates 25 basis points 5) Russian stocks crash 98% on London Indexes as sanctions bite wiping out $572B *European energy companies distance themselves from Russian energy giant Gazprom **Exxon pulls out of a major Russian project 6) U.S. expands sanctions by closing all airspace to all Russian flights 7) Ukraine Foreign Minister reaches out to China in an effort to mediate a diplomatic solution - Don't hold your breath 8) Abbott and O'rourke easily win primaries and will square of in Texas Governors race - 100K more Republicans voted in the primary 9) Border towns in Texas flip from Blue to Red as we have predicted for months as a result of Biden's failed border policy