Vladimir Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions against Russia have failed

There are more than 16,000 sanctions imposed against Russia.

Vladimir Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions against Russia have failed

Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech before presenting the Russian Hero of Labour gold medals in June 2023. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

There are more than 16,000 sanctions imposed against Russia. Yet the Russian economy and war machin…