Russia isolated? That is a fantasy!
Except for the US and EU, the rest of the world is conducting business as usual with Russia.
Japan isn’t, Taiwan’s TSCM isn’t, and they make 95% of all the chips used in high-tech devices
and if the sanctions weren’t effective, why did Putin shut off the gas flows on Sept. 1 until they are lifted?
if Russia is willing to lose $10 billion every week until the sanctions stop, the sanctions must be working