Are the sanctions on Russia working to stop the invasion of Ukraine?

Are the sanctions imposed on Russia working? We'll dive into why economic sanctions are being used but not military intervention, and we'll see if and how sanctions have worked in the past with other countries. Then we'll take stock of what sanctions have been imposed on Russia (so far) and what impacts we're actually seeing reported. We'll also discuss how Russia had prepared for years for these sanctions, and whether or not they realized how coordinated the response would be from so many countries acting in concert.

00:00 Intro
00:32 The goal of economic sanctions on Russia
01:36 How effective can sanctions be?
02:54 What are the sanctions imposed so far?
06:57 Russia had prepared for sanctions in advance
07:31 The effects of sanctions in Russia to date
09:30 How could this play out?

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[VL-inquisitor]

You made a very valid point about sanctions and that's the negative impact on the economies causing people to suffer. Among all countries being sanctioned by the West, Cuba is one with the longest history in the record. Its people have suffered the most and also for the longest time in history. Yet, Cuba is still surviving. And likewise, Iran and North Korea are ok and have not seen regime changes.

As we all know well, economic sanctions on Russia will be fueling global inflation (given Russia is a key exporter of metals, oil and gas), and cutting global agricultural output (fertilizers). As such, sanction is by definition a double-edged sword, it is a question of time and likewise a question of tolerance level before one side is forced to change course. For example, if the inflation level were to explode to double digits, is the West still in a position to tolerate it?

And let's take the USA to illustrate. If the average pocketbook sees sky-rocketing food and energy prices amidst flat wages, what will they vote in the mid-term election that is merely months from now? This will be something very interesting to keep an eye on....and we will soon know the result.

[randomgaming]

Im a foreigner who lives in Russia, there is no increase in prices for MCdonald, actually a lot of them are still working today with the same price as usual, which I myself find weird, I am not sure if the MC restaurants were franchised or decision to close is set for the owners to make, or Mcdonald itself decides or maybe till their agreement finishes ? no idea. Prices won't increase for MC because their food is 100% supplied by local markets.

[burkanov]

The problem is that sanctions don't work. They do wreck some chaos, but are pretty useless. UK, US, Poland and Baltic States try to follow them, the others are ignoring, especially Germany and France. Bosch was involved into building russian IFVs until today, French Thalys was delivering IR-aims for russian tanks even during the war, Leroy is still supplying russian army with construction materials, Swiss Nestlé is supplying provisions for the russian ground troops, Samsung delivers electronics, etc. They say the EU airspace is closed, but just today there was a russian cargo plane that flew to Slovakia, got refitted for the flight and flew back. The unsanctioned countries, that are in economic union with Russia deliver tax-free absolutely anything Russia wants, from western arms, trucks, gears to processors. Hence, you can still buy benzin from the official Shell in Russia, which claimed it "stopped the business". Alone in the last three weeks, the EU has transfered more than 16 billions to Russia despite "cutting Russia off the money". The words that come out of EU leader's mouths are just air disturbance.

[cherylhurst]

Woa the quality of this video 😍😍😍 absolute goals

[jazzkitt]

Very concise and informative. Thanks for sharing your hard work.

[rickblue]

Thank you watching you and looking into your eyes you are a honest truthful person thank you for your input .

[Ellie-qobw]

Been waiting Preet bhai .. thank you .. can I email you regarding some financial suggestions ?

[maryankitsenko]

Again, many warm thanks for your work from Kyiv.

[jorgetoloza]

This dude should had been my social studies teacher by in the 80's when I was in high school.

[josephaittahanaouate]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge Sir.god bless you

[denniswentraub]

Informative, clear....really helpful on SWIFT

[jer]

The rich are not affected by this. They buy a malta passport and it's bussiness as usual

[Ovenru]

Time will tell who will suffer more from the sanctions =)

[hazusin]

Ah i don't remember nobody sanctioned NATO when they bombed Serbia and took a part of our teritory.

[maximusambrosini]

🇬🇧Enjoy your meal.

More than 10, 000 pubs and restaurants may close in the UK due to rising prices.

According to the Daily Mail, the inflation in the restaurant business in the United Kingdom ranges from 13% to 17%

Already, about 20 thousand enterprises are operating below the break-even point due to inflation, rising energy prices and rent increases.

We need more sanctions.

[teoweeli]

the 80 litres will cost 223 canadian in my country

[zfqlszn]

European countries know how to punish themselves by taking away property from Russia, they gave Russia the right to do the same and start selling property at bargain prices; now any foreign company that has not imposed sanctions can buy, for example, a car factory, modernize production and produce cars under its own brand, if Russia imposes a ban on the supply of fuel, metal, wood, fertilizers and food, then Western companies will evaluate their sanctions.

[vineetgarlapally]

The only economic fallout of these sanctions is that I am paying $5-6/galon of GAS, and the Russian Ruble appreciating significantly against the USD!!! Well done!!!

[ugandan]

Well it is not working and the cost of living is going up for everyone in the world.

[MzansiStoriesOfficial]

ur videos are good but feels like u left out how the rouble bounced back to pre-war levels