[djaychela]

Do you have sources for those claims? I don't remember hearing either - my recollection is that there were warnings that sanctions would have some effect but take a long time to work, and the Russian economy would be supported by China and India, among others.

[themgt]

As a result of our unprecedented sanctions, the ruble was almost immediately reduced to rubble.

The Russian economy is on track to be cut in half.

It was ranked the 11th biggest economy in the world before this invasion — and soon, it will not even rank among the top 20.

- President Biden, Mar 26, 2022

https://twitter.com/potus/status/1507842574865866763

[jmull]

I'm defending this idiotic tweet (sanctions have never been quick work), but it doesn't make the claims the previous poster was talking about.