How do you figure? Russia still isn’t hurting much from Western sanctions, they just started selling more oil to China and India at a discount and considering the high cost of oil they are selling the oil for roughly what they were before Western sanctions.
Europe is hurting a hell of a lot more than Russia is. Look it up. They are keeping the AC off to save electricity and are expected to freeze their asses off come winter time. Oh and inflation is killing their economy too. But don’t let facts get in the way of your narrative.