Big League Politics 
By Jose Nino
On September 12, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that Collective West’s economic sanctions war against Russia has failed colossally. According to TASS, Putin said Russia faced “financial and technological aggression, but the economic blitzkrieg against the country was not successful.”
“I would like to emphasize once again that Russia is confidently coping with external pressure, one might say – with financial and technological aggression from some countries. The tactics of economic blitzkrieg did not work, this is already obvious to everyone and to them,” Putin stated.
Putin continued that Russia “promptly implemented effective protective measures, mechanisms were launched to support key industries, enterprises, as well as small and medium-sized businesses”. Per Putin, all of these measures were designed to maintain employment and protect jobs, while also providing targeted assistance to people that were affected by the sanctions and the broader supply shocks the rest of the globe is facing…
