The sanctions against Russia have no direct impact on the war in Ukraine.
But they work.
This applies not least to the confiscation of the property of supporters of the Russian war of conquest.
These measures, which are based on an EU regulation, are no longer limited to the freezing of accounts in Germany either.
The Munich public prosecutor's office has now accessed real estate with the Federal Criminal Police Office and has been confirmed by the court.
According to her own statements, she has thus entered new territory in Germany.
Such drastic measures undoubtedly have an immediate effect.
Any Putin supporter who derives economic benefits from houses or apartments can be affected.
Confiscation is not yet expropriation, but it can lead to it or even equal it now.
But, and this is the fundamental difference to Putin's empire: in this country you can take action against any state intervention - even with a chance of success.
It is to be hoped that, on the one hand, the person-related sanctions will continue to have an effect and encourage those affected to think, but that any successes in legal proceedings will also make the system question all the clearer.
The oligarchs already know where it's beautiful.
But anyone who supports Russia's war of aggression can be sanctioned.
Rightly.