Britannica has the Iron Curtain as the political, military, and ideological barrier erected by the Soviet Union after World War II to seal off itself and its dependent eastern and central European allies from open contact with the West and other noncommunist areas.
Now obviously the Soviets did not do a very good job and if you need something done right best let the West do it for you. No credit for you Russia for sanction-proofing your country.
EU Approves Eighth Round Of Sanctions Against Russia
https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-russia-sanctions-eighth-round-ukraine-war/32066960.html
The EU believes the definition of insanity does not mean what you think it means.
Here is a list to give you a better idea of how the West has been going with its sanctions. It is an eye-opener. It is a select list of sanctions issued against the Russian government, Russian companies, and Russian individuals since the invasion of Ukraine began, with dates and the issuing government.
Sanctions against Russia – a timeline
The new improved Iron Curtain unlike cancel culture or the American Southern Border has some stabilizing elements going for it. Namely, there is too big a chunk of the world that can sneak behind the curtain for trade. India is trading with Russia, China is trading with Russia, Russia has the BRICS and some other markets.
I posted some of the Christmas Day headlines from RT. The headlines are enough to see some of the virtual signaling.
China hails ‘rock-solid’ relations with Russia
https://www.rt.com/russia/568886-china-russia-us-wang/
US spies pushed Twitter to censor ‘anti-Ukraine narratives’ – media
https://www.rt.com/news/568879-twitter-files-cia-collusion/
Russia keeps amassing forex reserves
https://www.rt.com/business/568751-russia-amassing-forex-reserves/
China calls US a ‘direct threat’ to the world
https://www.rt.com/news/568880-china-military-us-direct-threat/
Sanctions imposed on Russia in response to aggression against Ukraine – how are they imposed under Australia’s sanctions laws?