Hi @carlos84

I believe that with sanctions they will not achieve anything, Russia already knew in advance the sanctions that were going to come for invading Ukraine, therefore they were already prepared for the sanctions that are being applied and those that are yet to be applied.

I actually do not think they prepared themselfs well enough. It does look like they expected some small sanctions only and what they are experiencing is a total anihilation of their financial system and economy. This will cause huge unrest and tons of deaths within Russia in upcoming months.

In my opinion, Putin never expected that Europe can (for once) unite themselfs.

those who will end up feeling the weight of such sanctions are the peoples of the countries involved

That's sad but so very true.