If its going so great for Russia, why is it that Russia is trying to upset the status quo? Europe is refusing to drop the sanctions, its Russia that has stopped the gas sales to Europe.
That’s a dumb question, if someone sanctions your country and tries to cut it if off from the rest of the world’s economy, why would anyone continue to do business that way, especially when you can sell your products to other countries who are not sanctioning you at much greater prices and rake in more money.
We were told the sanctions were put in place to punish Russia and get them to back off, they have not done that and have resulted in near hyperinflation in Western Europe and warnings of energy shortages with people freezing over the winter and businesses shutting down.
By every possible measure, the sanctions have backfired.