Them western countries sanctions against Russia are working out great for Russia aren’t they?
The western countries consumers are suffering even more than the Russians.
The Germans especially are not doing great. Just wait till Russia cuts off their natural gas supplies like they are threatening to.
Pasta and chicken are exactly as they were before Christmas. Gas is less than that.
Putin’s plan. Putin can ignore domestic opposition to his policies. Western leaders cannot. There will be increasing political pressure to end the war and normalize (somewhat) relations with Russia to keep the energy, wheat, fertilizer, etc. flowing. Western leaders will respond to that pressure. Time is on Putin’s side.
“Just wait till Russia cuts off their natural gas supplies like they are threatening to.”
They did that yesterday.
This is the first time that US sanctions on another country have been noticeable to a regular American citizen, if that quaint term “citizen” has any meaning left.