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Western sanctions = Russia cannot spend money on western products

Russian sanctions = Russia does not get any money from other countries

That is good, right?

Brazil, China and other trading partners have not signed onto any or all of the sanctions. The sanctions are still hurting the Russian people, but there haven't been signs yet that it has hurt the government.

I am pretty sure that the government loudly objecting to them, going so far as to call them an act of war, is a sign that they are hurting the government.

We're yet too see how much.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/mar/05/defiant-putin-...

Putin fits into the "strong man" stereotype. The mere intent behind the sanctions is sufficient to warrant such a response from him and those under him.

That said, it is certainly possible- time will tell either way.

A correction Russian sanctions = Russia doesn't get any money from selling to western countries

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