By Andrzej Lubowski (Gazeta Wyborcza)
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The West condemned the invasion of Ukraine, assuring it of its support and imposing unprecedented sanctions on the aggressor.
The objectives of the latter were clear: to hit Russia in the wallet and limit its access to Western technology.
The general view was that Ukraine's valor and the determination of its allies would lead Putin into an economic crisis and hold him back.
But that did not work.
Not because Russia is stronger than previously thought, but because of a combination of indiscipline and inconsistency.
It didn't work in the same way that a leaky umbrella doesn't protect against rain.
Russian central bank deprived of 300 billion
As early as 2014, in response to the annexation of Crimea, the United States, the European Union, Canada, Japan and Australia introduced sanctions which essentially resulted in a reduction in their trade with Russia .
Following the invasion of February 24, 2022, South Korea and…
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