Russia sanctions regime

Sanctions-ineffective framing (Russian state press + Global South + Chinese state press + Hungarian-aligned EU) argues that the sanctions package has hurt European economies more severely than Russia, that the Russian economy has successfully adapted through parallel imports, currency controls, BRICS settlement, and Asian energy markets, and that frozen-asset seizure would set a precedent destroying global trust in the Western financial system. Vocabulary: sanctions backfire, European economic harm, Russian economic resilience, BRICS settlement, de-dollarisation, parallel imports, financial weaponisation, trust collapse, multipolar finance. Coverage emphasises German industrial decline, French inflation, US shale-gas profiteering at European expense, growing Global South neutrality, and the historical failure of sanctions to change behaviour. Prescription: lift or phase out sanctions as part of any peace deal; halt frozen-asset seizure plans; restore Russian energy supply to Europe; recognise multipolar financial reality.