There is no evidence to support the claim that the sanctions make it more difficult for Russia to import what they need or that the sanctions have slowed down R

There is no evidence to support the claim that the sanctions make it more difficult for Russia to import what they need or that the sanctions have slowed down Russian military-industrial complex in any way. In fact, a British military think tank recently showed that Russia's military industrial complex is ahead of what the west is able to muster https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/return-industrial-warfare/ https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/comme... It's also completely absurd to think that Russia would have problems importing anything they can't make domestically given that India and China are backing them.