The only effective way to pressure a government's public finances through sanctions is to sharply cut purchases of its key exports, such as oil and gas.

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• Russia has never had a commerce-driven economy, and Xi Jinping has been privileging China's crony sector over its private sector. SPSarah Paine9 Jun 2026governmentRussia
• Sanctions on Russian energy exports have failed to meaningfully reduce Russian energy revenue or financial capacity. SJSimon Johnson4 Mar 2022energyRussia
• The era in which Europe bought its energy from Russia, had its goods made in China and left its security to the United States is over. EMEmmanuel Macron25 Apr 2024energyRussia
• Quoted subsidy totals for meat and fossil fuels mostly describe unpriced damage, not money any government could take back and spend elsewhere. HRHannah Ritchie9 Feb 2026energygovernment
• The inflation of the early 2020s was caused by government overspending and rising energy prices. DTDonald Trump20 Jan 2025energygovernment

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