> The sanctions are for the most part per the request of the Ukrainian government. Sanctions were pushed by the US for the most part. > The idea behind the sa

> The sanctions are for the most part per the request of the Ukrainian government. Sanctions were pushed by the US for the most part. > The idea behind the sanctions is in the end to make the life of the populous sufficiently difficult so they will rebel. The idea is to flex power for the enemy government and other countries, nobody cares about the people. People are definitely not going to be happy about the west after that and even less likely to participate in organized rebellion against the government, as all sides are bad now.