Ukraine Crisis: Will Sanctions Hurt Russia?

block out: 차단하다 
Russia has been blocked out of SWIFT, the international banking system.

deal: (타격, 조치)를 가하다, 주다
blow: 타격
This deals a blow to Russian trade…

take a hit: 타격을 입다
BP said it would abandon its stake in Russian oil firm Rosneft, taking a hit of around 25 billion dollars.

oligarch: 러시아의 신흥 재벌 
…has imposed sanctions on at least eight oligarchs.

sanction-proof: 제재를 방어하다 
Despite sanction-proofing its economy such as borrowing less and flaoting the exchange rate, the Russian Ruble has tumbled as sanctions isolate fortress Russia.