Should We Buy Energy From Russia?

The sanctions are definitely undermining the medium run and long run health of the Russian economy. They have certainly been effective in punishing some of the elites, the so-called oligarchs,. And on a per-month basis, the Russian state is making just as much off of energy exports as they were before the war. Eventually, when Russia is cut off from technology flows and airplane parts and car parts, that's going to be very bad for theRussian economy.