At This Stage...

 ... I don't even know how to convey to anyone the stench of the lowlifes who populate Western media, but this is how Russians "suffer" from sanctions. I admit--it is impossible to explain to some dumb-ass with Ivy League degree in some pseudo-economics BS (they have zero mental faculties), but here it is. Will start from hundreds kilometers from St. Petersburg. 

Here is Russ buying shit in one of the Russian (German, wink, wink) supermarkets a few day ago.

As I already stated, US "elite" (Ivy League) universities produce imbeciles. So is London "elite" education. E.G. why the U.K. is over:

Former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has now emerged as the Conservative Party's most popular potential replacement for the current head of government, Liz Truss, a new YouGov poll has shown. The survey, which was conducted on October 17-18, revealed that 32% of respondents would like Johnson to return as prime minister, despite a series of scandals and cabinet resignations that precipitated his eventual departure. “Those who voted for Truss to take over are particularly keen on a Boris Johnson return if she left: 44% put him top of their list of potential successors,” the pollsters noted.

How can you explain to imbecile that he(she) is an imbecile--you cannot, because he (she) is an imbecile.