"The crisis of barrels, which since 2014 have indeed been made of lower quality steel (because deliveries of high-quality steel to Russia fell under sanctions due to the seizure of Crimea), there are problems with the supply of tanks and armored vehicles."But we are told by people like Dylan Ratigan that sanctions don’t work. Here is a textbook example. They are working and are affecting the effectiveness of the force. No wonder the Russian elite is talking of autarky at this point.'