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  • The West's sanctions against Russia triggered a "dramatic" inflation problem. 
  • That's according to economist Jeff Rubin, who says the US is feeling the blowback of its economic war on Russia. 
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The US miscalculated when it imposed harsh sanctions on Russia, and not only has Vladimir Putin's economy weathered the impact, but the West is facing the negative effects of the economic restrictions it imposed. 

That's according to Jeff Rubin, an economist who thinks the West may have opened "Pandora's box of unintended consequences" by enforcing tight restrictions after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.