If sanctions aren’t working and Russias economy is better then before the invasion then why are they reporting a budget deficit?. https://www.reuters.com/marke

If sanctions aren’t working and Russias economy is better then before the invasion then why are they reporting a budget deficit?. https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/what-are-russias-options-managing-its-widening-budget-deficit-2023-05-19/ https://www.reuters.com/markets/europe/what-are-russias-opti... And why is there oil and gas revenue down 47% compared to 2022?. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-oil-gas-budget-revenues-almost-halved-january-june-2023-07-05/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/russian-oil-gas-budg...