> "These purchases indicate that the Russian military continues to suffer from severe supply shortages, due in part because of export controls and sanctions and other examples and lines of efforts that we have to hold Russia accountable,"

You heard the man. The sanctions are working! Keep it up Europe (As europe is literally collapsing from an energy crisis in large part due to said sanctions). So its obvious the USA wants the sanctions to go on and that Europe is incredibly stupid if it continues to play along. It has been a complete self own so far