Just putting things in perspective.
Russians are kinda used to have those harder times and can live with less. We cant say the same about spoiled brats elsewhere in the West.
And right now signs are not good. Diesel selling for 2 EUR a liter, Shell Germany just said that they will limit supplies to bigger players, meaning costs going even higher. Dont even start me about gas prices!
1 Billion $ are being paid by EU to Russia every single day for Gas. For the last 11 days, that would make like 11 billion. Heck, this alone is more than what Pakistan earns in a month?
The point is, there is absolutely no doubt in it that sanctions are gonna bite Russia hard. I have never seen this amount of sanctions on any other country in my lifetime. But you can not destroy economy of country of Russia's size without hurting yourself deeply.
Right now German auto industry is in crisis due to lack of raw materials coming from Russia and do you have any idea what kind of influence German auto industry has on German politics? Well stay tuned. Germany not allowing Ukraine into EU or opposing NATO membership is just the beginning.
Bottom line: These sanctions on Russia can not stay for a longer period of time. This is my personal forecast, :- )