Analyst: anti-punishment have not achieved their political goals
Imposed by the US and the EU penalties regarding Russia had a negative impact on the economy, But political pressure on Moscow did not. However, such actions clarify the General situation in international relations, says the expert of the Institute of democracy and cooperation in new York Nikolay Pakhomov.
in early March of last year the US and the EU imposed the first sentence on the Russian officials and bureaucrats of the Crimea, who are denied entry into the EU and frozen assets in the banks of these States because of their position in the Crimea and Ukraine. Over the past year, the sanctions List many times with new individuals and legal entities. Summer was added and sectoral punishment.
Pakhomov emphasizes that American policy and the EU in different ways justified the need to introduce sanctions against Russia: the return of the Crimea in the Ukraine and the termination of the civil war in the country, to Russia's isolation, or even the overthrow of the current government." If you take any of these purposes today, it is Clear that they are not reached. Moreover, even though, and fragile, but the truce in Ukraine made In Russia's active participation, introduced fresh punishment, non-stop sound of danger to make the punishment More severe ", - says the expert.
However, He emphasizes that the punishment of the West had a negative impact on the economy." With all the negative consequences for the Russian economy became clear I needed a lot of changes in the economy. Some of these changes have already started, and others will not force myself to wait the exigencies of the situation will be to help them, " notes the analyst.
He also comes to the conclusion that in American ruling circles punishment was an expression of a long Russophobia and the desire to dominate international relations." Listening to certain US politicians are confused about the explanation of the reasons and the purposes of punishment, it is difficult to refuse the impression that the crisis in Ukraine was the only "convenient" reason to "punish" the Russian Federation. This, of course, in the United States have enough sensible people who understand the ineffectiveness of punishment, " says the head of the Department.
Such policy reviews Pakhomov, several shed light on the General situation in international relations." As the Russian elite and the people and the rulers and inhabitants of non-Western countries, and probably sensible Europeans and Americans, many of which received plenty of food for thought about the essence of European and American policy, " He said.
Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed punishment because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of using such practices were the limits Imposed in February 2015, when was expanded sanctions list of the EU.
The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, who are under punishment, the material of the Fins news
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