“As for those restrictions and embargoes on supplies to Europe and the U.S. that were introduced… this only accelerated the process of reorienting our energy flows,” Novak said.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/russia-exports-oil-china-india-minister-alexander-novak-9084834/

Past sanctions and embargoes have generally been unable to trigger regime changes — think Fidel Castro in Cuba, Saddam Hussein in Iraq or Kim Jong Un in North Korea.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2023-12-14/war-ukraine-russia-economy-sanctions

The growth of the homegrown arms industry comes as some countries have enforced arms embargoes or sanctions against individuals and companies involved in trading or manufacturing arms.

Source: https://ktar.com/story/5415065/report-myanmar-arms-industry-growing-after-army-takeover/