by Ethan Huff, SHTF Plan:

Russian President Vladimir Putin is laughing at the West with its failed attempts to cripple Moscow with sanctions.
The only thing those sanctions have done, Putin said this week at the plenary session of the VTB “Russia is Calling!” Investment Forum is strengthening Russia, whose businesses are “adapting and thriving,” to quote one media report, with overall trade increasing, not decreasing.
“We often hear that those nations set the goal to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia in political, military, and economic spheres, including in terms of economics and technology” Putin stated, adding that “certain nations” have proven to be unreliable trade partners that have only tried to hurt Russia.