How the Russian economy is defying and withstanding western sanctions
The Conversation
Since Russia first invaded Ukraine in February 2022, western media has frequently suggested that economic sanctions against the Russians are going to stifle the war effort or even bring the country to its knees.
As recently as early November, for example, the Wall Street Journal reported that "mobilization, sanctions and falling energy prices" were hurting the Russian economy and that the economic outlook "bodes poorly for Vladimir Putin’s ability to fund Russia’s war in Ukraine."
