Sanctions Against Russia to 'Backfire,' Says RT. On Whom, Exactly?
RT reports that a 'former Biden administration energy adviser' suggests new US sanctions on Russian oil could 'backfire.' This sage advice, broadcast by Moscow's media arm, raises the perennial question: who truly feels the squeeze from these escalating economic skirmishes? Historically, sanctions against nations like Russia, Iran, or Venezuela have often proven to be a collective punishment on
the global poor, driving up energy costs and destabilizing markets for ordinary citizens in sanctioning nations, while the targeted regimes often find new trading partners or simply ingrain themselves further. It appears the only thing 'backfiring' more consistently than US sanctions themselves is the mainstream media's capacity for self-reflection. They'll quote a 'former adviser' on RT to
implicitly critique US policy, yet rarely contextualize who benefits from economic warfare. The US, with its own history of weaponizing global finance, consistently fails to grasp that 'unintended consequences' are often precisely the intended ones for those who profit from global instability.