Since the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the United States and its allies have continuously escalated the funds and military equipment provided to Ukraine. While intensively depleting Russian military power, the United States and its allies have imposed unprecedented energy and economic sanctions on the latter, especially oil.

However, will the "killer" tactics used by the United States and the West against Russia work?

Public opinion gave a negative answer.

　　German Deputy Chancellor Habeck: The US oil embargo on Russia has caused global oil prices to rise.

Putin is exporting less oil and making more money.

This is a problem and we need to find a solution.

　　Harbeck was right.

On May 31, the international oil price reached a two-month high, and the price of Brent crude oil rose to US$124/barrel.

Some analysts said that oil prices are expected to rise by another $15 to $20 per barrel.

　　"Despite sanctions and boycotts, Russia can still earn $800 million a day from oil and gas this year - more than last year." The US "Business Insider" website published an article on the 2nd with this title.

The article quoted Bloomberg forecast data that due to soaring international energy prices, Russia’s revenue from oil and gas exports this year may reach 285 billion US dollars, or about 800 million US dollars a day, 20% higher than last year.

　　The U.S. is also buying up Russian oil in bulk.

The latest data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) website on May 31 showed that the United States bought 17.825 million barrels of oil from Russia in March, an increase of 8.6% from February and an increase of 103.5% from January.

　　At the same time, Russia's "war to defend the ruble" on the financial front has also achieved phased results.

As of late May, the ruble had risen by 20 percent since the beginning of the year, up about 200 percent from the trough after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict three months ago.

Bloomberg bluntly stated that "the ruble is the best performing currency in the world this year".

　　In this regard, the British "Guardian" published a commentary on the 2nd saying that Russia is winning this economic war launched by the West.

The series of sanctions imposed by the West not only did not crush the Russian economy, but instead pushed up energy prices and inflation in Western countries, making the ruble exchange rate stronger.

He believes that although it is impossible for Western countries to compromise with Russia for the time being, it is "sooner or later".

　　On May 30, The Guardian also published an opinion piece with the headline "EU should drop sanctions that do more harm than good".

The article states, “NATO was very careful not to escalate the Ukraine crisis into a European-wide conflict. But sanctions can do so much. Millions of innocent people in Europe will suffer as food and energy prices soar. Supply chains disrupted. Trade links Collapse. Victims are overwhelmingly poor.”