Russian ruble. Archival photoMOSCOW, 26 Jul. Western sanctions failed to ruin the Russian economy, states the American edition of The National Interest. In the second quarter of this year, Russia's foreign trade surplus amounted to a record $70.1 billion. The ruble has shown enviable stability, having reached the values of 2015 against the euro. And this success is helped by high commodity prices and Russia's ability to export oil, gas, grain and gold. European countries, in turn, after the imposition of sanctions, faced a double problem: they lack fuel due to reduced supplies from Russia, and rising prices on energy carriers spurs inflation. Restrictions, the material says, bring more problems to the whole world than to Russia itself. From an economic point of view, the country «has not suffered one ounce,» concludes The National Interest. Since February 24, Russia has been conducting a special operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine. Vladimir Putin called it the task of protecting people who have been subjected to abuse and genocide by the Kyiv regime for eight years. According to the president, the ultimate goal is the liberation of Donbass and the creation of conditions guaranteeing the security of Russia itself. After the start of the Russian military special operation to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Moscow: hundreds of billions of brands have left the country. The European Union has already adopted seven packages of sanctions, including an embargo on coal and oil. All this has already turned into problems for the West itself, provoking a sharp increase in inflation and prices for food and gasoline.
