Seen here
One day the west may be in this chart, and it'll probably be too late for us to change our behaviour, for now we claim that we're doing this for the own good of their population, or that our national interest is aligned with the common good, or w/e :
Why would they remove the sanctions? It's both a carrot and a stick for the comprador government
Nah, they sanctioned companies who didn't align with their interests, not the government, i should have been more clear in the title