Even then, everything depends on whether President Vladimir Putin responds rationally. The first is how vulnerable the Russian economy is to sanctions. Those sanctions helped to slow the growth of the Russian economy by up to 3 per cent, or $US50 billion, per year, leaving annual growth at a paltry 0.3 per cent. Russian President Vladimir Putin has sanctions-proofed much of his economy. Oligarchs affected by sanctions were compensated by Putin with new opportunities at home.

Source: Libya Today February 23, 2022 18:31 UTC