We see that the sanctions are having negative effects on the economies of the countries that have imposed them, so much so that a certain fatigue, even hostility, is setting in with regard to the sanctions. Politicians in Europe, particularly in France, are denouncing the sanctions and claiming that they are not effective and Russia has never made so much money from oil and gas sales to support its war effort in Ukraine.
However, doesn't Mr. Peskov stating that they are going to turn off the tap until sanctions are lifted contradict these claims and show that the sanctions are indeed having an impact on the Russian economy?