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EU and US flagsMOSCOW, Mar 29Increasing economic pressure on the Russian Federation in the form of additional anti-Russian sanctions will cause a serious economic crisis in Europe and could lead to a split in the unity of the West, the Financial Times writes. The publication notes that Western countries «surprised even themselves with speed and unity» in announcing «unprecedented» sanctions against Russia. However, the consequences of the «economic gap» with Moscow will soon be more acutely felt in Europe in the form of rising prices, electricity shortages, job losses and social problems due to the influx of Ukrainian refugees. For example, the author of the article suggests that electricity bills in the UK could increase by 50% in April, and then another 50% in October. In addition, it is noted that in the Middle East and Africa, where governments do not have enough resources, to mitigate the effects of rising food prices, there could be a sharp increase in hunger, leading to a new influx of refugees into Europe. According to the author of the article, tension «already begins to appear» between Western governments. Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24th. 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 Russian Defense Ministry, the Armed Forces strike only at military infrastructure and Ukrainian troops. With the support of the Russian Armed Forces, the DPR and LPR groups are developing an offensive, but there is no talk of the occupation of Ukraine, the President of Russia emphasized. In response, Western countries began to impose anti-Russian sanctions. As the press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said, the Western sanctions are very serious, but Russia was preparing for them in advance. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said earlier that Western companies that refuse to work with Russia did so under enormous pressure, but Moscow will solve all the problems the West has created for it with the economy.In the US, food prices have not been ruled out due to anti-Russian sanctions