The General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces claimed on Tuesday that their adversary at war, the Russian Federation, has been rendered unable to build or repair tanks, as sanctions from the West have incapacitated the nation’s economy and its ability to maintain its war machine. In a Facebook post, with Ukrainian text accompanied by an imperfect English translation, representatives of the Ukrainian military claimed that leading Russian arms manufacturers had been forced to suspend operations as a result of a scarcity of foreign-made parts, as global sanctions have allegedly jeopardized their ability to continue operations to supply the Russian military. In the fog of war, it is difficult to discern what information to trust about ongoing military developments in the invasion. However, one may speculate based on the circumstances of the Russian weapons industry and the countries that have sanctioned the suppliers of Russia’s armed forces. Unlike the United States …