After the conflict between Russia and Ukraine broke out, the United States and its allies adopted a series of sanctions aimed at suppressing Russia and helping Ukraine survive the crisis. However, unfortunately, they underestimated Russia's ability to adapt to the new environment, and as a result they lost their wives and lost their lives again. soldiers.
According to the US "Airforcemag" website, Richard Connolly, a senior researcher at the Eastern Consulting Group, said that although sanctions from the United States and some Western countries have hit Russia's economy to a certain extent, Russia's GDP has therefore declined to a certain extent. The magnitude has declined, but Russia is still capable of providing support for the Russian military's operations in Ukraine.
Connolly pointed out that the sanctions imposed by the United States and some Western countries have had a very limited impact on Russia, especially in terms of energy. Russia’s ability to export oil and natural gas has not been greatly restricted. Countries such as India and Turkey have digested the United States. And some Western countries are unwilling to buy energy shares, so Russia has sufficient funds to fight a protracted war, and Russia is unlikely to lose.
Connolly also pointed out that the United States and some Western countries hope to weaken the Russian defense industry capabilities through sanctions, but this is unlikely because the Russian industry usually reserves a large number of parts and components, and sanctions will not have a huge impact on the Russian defense industry system. In addition, most of the equipment damaged or lost by Russia in Ukraine was manufactured during the Soviet period, and Russia’s domestic industrial sector is fully capable of independent production and manufacturing. And with Russia’s manufacturing capabilities, it won’t take too long to replace damaged fighter jets and modern ground equipment.
In fact, Russian Ministry of Defense data shows that the Russian military’s military expenditures in the first four months of this year have doubled from the original amount at the end of last year. If the Russian military’s military expenditures remain at this level in the next period Horizontal, Russia's military spending is likely to hit records. In addition, conservative data shows that Russia has only lost about 250 modern tanks and 16 modern aircraft in the past decade, but Russia has received about 400 new fighter jets in the past decade. If the United States and some Western countries want to weaken Russia Military power seems to take a long time.
Not only conventional weapons, Russia's ability to build nuclear weapons is also relatively less affected. Connolly said that Russia's ability to build nuclear-powered submarines and ballistic missiles will not be greatly affected, but Russia needs to face another problem-a large amount of missiles being consumed. It is estimated that the Russian military has used 3,000 long-range precision-guided missiles in Ukraine. In order to keep up with missile consumption, relevant Russian industries have made corresponding adjustments. A Russian missile factory has added 500 workers and is working in shifts around the clock to speed up production. If the news is true, Russia's manufacturing and production capabilities have not been greatly restricted. On the contrary, Russia's strong adaptability has been further demonstrated. The suppression by the United States and some Western countries has become the driving force for Russia to get rid of foreign dependence.
Not only that, the suppression by the United States and some Western countries has become the main factor affecting their own economies. U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo recently stated that after imposing more than a thousand sanctions on Russian institutions and individuals, the United States is worried that sanctions against Russia are "excessive". Adeyemo's remarks come as the United States is suffering from the impact of inflation. The latest data from the U.S. government shows that the U.S. inflation rate accelerated in May, rising to 8.6%, the largest increase since 1981. Many commodities Prices have increased significantly, such as egg prices rising by 32.2%, fruits and vegetables by 8.2%... Some Western countries, such as France, Germany and the UK, are also deeply troubled by inflation, and even a series of demonstrations broke out.
It is not difficult to see that the sanctions imposed by the United States and some Western countries on Russia have not had a very good effect. Instead, they have put themselves in a dilemma. Instead of making Russia complain, Russia's adaptability has been further strengthened in this crisis. The United States and some The wishful thinking of Western countries is wrong.
