Sometimes I feel my government (US) is so inept that they deserve a pat on the back if they successfully tied their shoes in the morning, but I'll be damned if

Sometimes I feel my government (US) is so inept that they deserve a pat on the back if they successfully tied their shoes in the morning, but I'll be damned if I can help but feel the US and EU governments delivered Russian a pretty frightful blow. I am in danger of entering conspiracy theorist mode, but I can't help but wonder if the oil prices were manipulated by more than just simple market theory here, with the idea of turning the bite of the economical sanctions against Russian into a full on festering wound.