Russia seems to be doing pretty well. They're exporting more oil at a higher price than they did this time last year. The ruble is stronger than it's been in years. The Euro, meanwhile, has dropped in value and the U.S. has the highest inflation since 1981.
Russia is self-sufficient as far as food and energy go. They're the largest exporter of steel among other things. They won't be getting any more cars from Europe, Japan or South Korea, so the sanctions will have the same effect as a protective tariff for the Russian auto industry. Even if their car industry doesn't take off, most Russians use public transportation.
It's hard to imagine that being cut off from European exports would be much of a problem. Offhand, I can't think of anything the world depends on Europe for. There's an Italian brand of spaghetti I buy. Other than that, it seems like it's all luxury brands. I have French shoes, but if I were in Russia, I could get them resoled and patched a few times, keep them going a few years then switch to another brand.
You literally couldn't get an abortion to save your life in much of the United States and it's about to get a lot worse.
In Russia, you can get an abortion in any hospital and the hospitals are free.
When Trump became president, there was a giant women's march against him. That was quickly dropped. Anti-Trump "resistance" became nothing but attacks on Russia. And here's the result. There's a war in Europe and the U.S. openly wants to keep it going, willing to fight to the last Ukrainian to punish Russia for things they never did while Roe vs Wade is being overturned without a fight.
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