Charles Bridge in Prague. File photoMOSCOW, May 14.The imposition of sanctions against Russia shows the double standards of the European Union in matters of intervention in the economy, historian Veronika Sushova-Salminen said in a column for the Časopis argument. She noted that the restrictive measures used by the West are a political tool, and their use confirms the impossibility of separating economics and politics , despite the official position of the United States and its allies. «Now we see that political decisions intervene with incredible speed in the economy and regulate the market and trade flows. Therefore, it is not true that the market cannot be interfered with or regulated. The European Union and individual countries, including the Czech Republic , now support this intervention in every possible way and resort to it decisively.But when it comes to inflation, high energy costs and other problems, the same politicians keep telling us that they cannot be fought except through market means.There seems to be a double standard «, — wrote Sushova-Salminen. The historian pointed out, that although Western governments consider it appropriate to shift the damage from anti-Russian sanctions onto the shoulders of ordinary citizens, they also refuse to intervene in the economy to improve their situation, since such actions would violate the laws of the market.
Bloomberg: anti-Russian sanctions are destroying the global diamond industryAfter the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, Western countries have stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow. In Europe, calls to reduce dependence on Russian energy resources began to sound louder, many brands announced their withdrawal from the country. The European Union, the United States, Canada and other countries have closed the skies for Russian aircraft. The Kremlin called these measures an economic war, the likes of which have never been seen before. As President Vladimir Putin noted, sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy, and the main goal of unfriendly states is to worsen the lives of millions of people. According to him, the current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. 2022/05/4f36efe99fafde32cad80e2b3e14d79f.jpg» /> A British economist explained what anti-Russian sanctions threaten the dollar with
