After 200 European and U.S. sanctions against Russia, if I had to give a name to the sanctions, it would be: A tall tale.

After 200 European and U.S. sanctions against Russia, if I had to give a name to the sanctions, it would be: A tall tale.
https://www.zerohedge.com/commodities/russian-oil-no-longer-sells-discount-nobody-complies-western-sanctions

I'm not sure zerohedge is a reliable source. Where do their numbers come from?
https://newrepublic.com/article/156788/zero-hedge-russian-trojan-horse

Different data on Russian oil prices:

I'm not sure zerohedge is a reliable source. Where do their numbers come from?
https://newrepublic.com/article/156788/zero-hedge-russian-trojan-horse

Different data on Russian oil prices:
https://www.rigzone.com/news/russian_oil_prices_markedly_down_under_tougher_price_cap_regime_officials-29-feb-2024-175910-article/

Fully agreed with the source problem but the bottom line is that Russia is still selling a lot of crude at prices that are at least decent enough to keep the economy going. It's not as if there was a political will to really cut crude exports down to zero (or close to zero).