"Objection, Your Honor! Counsel presenting facts not in evidence!"
Regards,
The size of the Russian economy is a fact that is meaningless - they can win by not playing. Meaning if the sanctions are irrelevant because the average Russian can still eat, drive, and watch TV, the Russians win. Keeping in mind Russia still gets plenty of technology/chemicals via Chinese imports in return for oil and gas.
Think about this - if you have a farm and the technology to make biodiesel and do metal working on hand, so you can feed your family, heat the house, and drive your tractor, do you really care that Amazon won’t deliver your box of French wine and Swiss chocolate? Nope.
A lot of folks on FR need to learn about the value of negotiating position - Pres Trump knew a LOT about it and kept us safe because he did.