just the fact that Russia is demanding the sanctions be lifted,
PROVES that they are effective
Super effective. USD is now less than 60% in global reserves compared to 90%+ three decades ago, Saudis also abandoned pertodollar for Yuan, crashing the post-WWII financial system. And USD is not a preferred tradeethod internationally anymore. All good news for a country with $33 trillion in debt, pretending to be a global leader it was.