[tennmountainman]

Ruzzians have lived on very little of everything for decades.
They are used to hardships.
They will survive as they always have.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

Nobody is claiming they won't survive. It's just that the increasing economic pressure from sanctions will rot their economic base and technological development, making them relatively weaker and less able to commit aggression against their neighbors. It'll also eventually create domestic pressure against an expansionist government, most likely after Putin is gone

I personally think those are good things. Also, anything that helps wean the Euros off dependence on Russia fossil fuels is a bonus.