Logo on the building of the European Parliament in BrusselsMOSCOW, 5 Mar. The reckless imposition of sanctions against Russia will inevitably hurt Europe. This opinion is expressed by the publication Al Araby. The article notes that it is difficult for the Old World to do without Russia, especially when it comes to energy in the short and medium term. Over the past year, Europe has realized that energy instability poses a real danger to it. The reduction in Russian gas supplies has led to energy shortages and increased costs for both companies and consumers. The publication also notes that Russia over the past seven years has managed to restore the stability of its financial market and increase its gold and foreign exchange reserves to $640 billion (some of which was frozen because of the sanctions — ed.), which increases its ability to withstand restrictions and Western economic sanctions. Western powers are aware of the consequences if their actions cause serious damage to a country with vast territory, nuclear weapons and oil, able to adapt to the most difficult economic conditions and economically integrated with neighboring states. The sanctions policy of the West has repeatedly proved its ineffectiveness, sums up Al Araby.British analyst predicted Russia's victory in the sanctions war with the WestRussia launched a military operation in Ukraine early on Thursday, February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goal «the protection of people who have been subjected to bullying and genocide by the Kiev regime for eight years.» For this, according to him, it is planned to carry out «demilitarization and denazification of Ukraine», to bring to justice all war criminals responsible for «bloody crimes against civilians» in Donbass. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops, civilian the population is not in danger. With the support of the Russian military, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive. But there is no question of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. In response, Western countries announced a new round of the sanctions spiral, which has been unwinding since 2014. As President's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said earlier, the Western sanctions are very serious, Russia was preparing for them in advance. He added that they require analysis and coordination of departments in order to develop response measures that are in the interests of Moscow.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
