The Kremlin. File photoMOSCOW, 30 Jan. The planet faces serious economic consequences if tough sanctions are imposed on Russia, Washington Post columnist Anthony Faiola said in a forecast. As the author of the article recalled, Moscow is an important exporter of agricultural goods, metals and energy. content/uploads/2022/01/3ddd4221730eb3a40ebc7962ab9a1824.jpg» />The United States proposed to leave Europe and dissolve NATO so as not to anger RussiaAccording to him, the West's repressive steps will strike, first of all, global supply chains and tighten the rules of the game in the commodity market . Natural gas, nickel, copper and platinum, necessary for the production of many goods, from cars to spacecraft, will rise in price, the material says. Fayola noted that Russia is one of the largest grain exporters on the planet. The refusal of its products will provoke a global inflationary spiral, which in many countries is already at a record high level, the columnist writes. The consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, according to the journalist, will be felt not only by world consumers, but also by the Americans themselves. Under such a scenario, prices in supermarkets will jump sharply, he complained. Western countries threaten Russia with «unprecedented sanctions» in the event of an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly stressed that it has no aggressive intentions towards the neighboring republic. Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergei Naryshkin called the claims of Western leaders about the «invasion» malicious propaganda of the US State Department. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, in turn, stressed that Russia has never threatened the Ukrainian people. US sanctions against Russia
