#Russia_Sanctions: There are two fundamental truths about the effectiveness of Western sanctions against Russia: 1) From the very beginning, the sanctions were aimed at changing Russia's behavior by raising the costs so that Russia could no longer continue the war. In this⤵️
sense, sanctions did not hit the the goal. The reasons are many, but the main ones are the interdependence of the global market in the supply of Russian energy and other basic products. Both Russia and the old world market order are in the process of restructuring;⤵️
2) Sanctions are no longer seen as something that can stop war due to the inherent limitations (mentioned in point 1). The role of sanctions from now on is to reduce Russia's ability to conduct war and give Ukraine more leverage to counter Russian aggression. In other words,⤵️
with better sanctions enforcement or a new (10th) package, sanctions will indeed inflict pain on Russia, but will not make Putin/Moscow unilaterally decide to withdraw forces from Ukraine and return seized lands. The expectation of sanctions and their effectiveness must be⤵️
managed and evaluated through l sober and realistic lenses. So far, the sanctions have not changed Russia's view of the war, but they are definitely very useful in helping Ukraine become more efficient on the frontline against Russian aggression.
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