Doesn't Russia need the hard currency income from selling huge quantities of raw materials to the West? Wouldn't this all be terminated then, starting with not opening the new north stream 2 pipeline? What income would Russia be left with?
Main export is gas and they’ve been throttling back supplies during the summer so that the reserves in most European countries are below 50% with winter approaching - the strategy being that their customers need gas and won’t be able to impose sanctions….