by Chris Black
The sanctions were actually beneficial for Russia.
You may not agree with the military conflict, but the economic battle was a total flop for the US and Europe.
Germany is really struggling.
There could even be some kind of revolution in Europe.
It’s unlikely but it’s more probable than ever before.
On top of that, the dollar isn’t the go-to currency anymore.
But the sanctions haven’t affected Russia’s economy at all.
The IMF projects Russia, now the most comprehensively sanctioned country in history, will have positive GDP growth this year — at a higher rate than Germany — while the UK has negative growth. Exactly how the architects of the Crippling Sanctions policy expected it to go
— Michael Tracey (@mtracey) February 1, 2023
RT:
Russian industrial production held steady last year, nearly matching 2021 levels, official data shows, even as the US and its NATO allies imposed unprecedented economic sanctions over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine.
But let’s do more sanctions, right?
#BREAKING EU wants new Russia sanctions ready Feb 24, war's anniversary: von der Leyen pic.twitter.com/y5d25AGQbt
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 2, 2023
Great job, Russia.
Really good show.
Russia and Iran just connected all their banks.
This is their middle-finger to SWIFT
52 Iranian banks under SEPAM and 106 Russian banks under SPFS can now talk to each other
Weaponizing SWIFT and the US Dollar is speeding up the birth of a new system where sanctions don’t work
— Richard Medhurst (@richimedhurst) January 30, 2023