Europe pays billions for gas daily basically sponsoring invasion. It’s enough for Russian elite to flourish and pay people and companies reliant on state (most

Europe pays billions for gas daily basically sponsoring invasion. It’s enough for Russian elite to flourish and pay people and companies reliant on state (most of Russia). Putin’s bet is that sanctions will be lifted before tech embargo hits anyway. Western politicians already drag their feet on arming Ukraine. Just mentioning unrest and refugee influx from North Africa due to hunger is enough. They will pressure Ukraine to surrender and gradually lift sanctions.