{"id":32002,"date":"2024-02-25T05:34:12","date_gmt":"2024-02-25T10:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ckms.ca\/?p=32002"},"modified":"2024-02-25T05:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-25T10:34:41","slug":"the-west-tried-to-crush-russias-economy-why-hasnt-it-worked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/?p=32002","title":{"rendered":"The West tried to crush Russia\u2019s economy. Why hasn\u2019t it worked?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"hoverZoomLink alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/urlhttps3A2F2Fstatic.politico.com2F492Fd82F4f996d524e0dbbbaa1532c5da5622Fmag-toosi-russiawareconomy-secondary3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"187\" \/><span style=\"font-size: inherit;\">From an unenforced oil price cap to rogue countries teaming up, Moscow is exploiting the West\u2019s weaknesses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/02\/24\/russia-economy-west-sanctions-00142713\">The West tried to crush Russia\u2019s economy. Why hasn\u2019t it worked?<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>a bit longish.  here&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/chat.openai.com\/share\/480c827f-0400-4d6f-a252-a80e8ce13d7a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChatGPT summary<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>perfect. please list as a series of numbered pointsChatGPTChatGPT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The article examines why Western sanctions against Russia have not succeeded in crippling its economy despite significant efforts since the onset of the Ukraine invasion in 2022.<\/li><li>Despite economic penalties, Russia&#8217;s economy has shown resilience, with active factories, strong oil and gas sales, and Putin maintaining firm control over the Kremlin.<\/li><li>Enforcement challenges, including uneven application and loopholes, have hindered the effectiveness of sanctions imposed by Western nations.<\/li><li>Russia&#8217;s alliances with countries like China enable it to bypass restrictions, further undermining the impact of sanctions.<\/li><li>Legal challenges from sanctioned individuals and companies add complexity to enforcement efforts and strain resources.<\/li><li>While Western officials assert the impact of sanctions, they also acknowledge their limitations and ongoing efforts to address them.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From an unenforced oil price cap to rogue countries teaming up, Moscow&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[282],"tags":[140,840,1277,1265,474],"class_list":["post-32002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article","tag-paul","tag-putin","tag-russian","tag-sanctions","tag-ukraine","wpcat-282-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32002"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32005,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32002\/revisions\/32005"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.ckms.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}