Moscow. File photoCARACAS, Jun 8Sanctions against Russia have boomeranged the US and Europe, causing instability in their own economies, says Basem Tajeldin, an analyst and former Venezuelan Foreign Ministry official. (US and EU) economies, just look at the level of inflation, the desperation of Americans due to rising prices, the instability … in European countries,» the RIA Novosti expert said. «The use of the West's favorite lackey — Ukraine — provoked an energy crisis in Europe , and the US is trying to normalize relations with other countries affected by their foreign policy, as in the case of Venezuela,» Tajeldin said. In his opinion, the easing of sanctions against Venezuela is a political move: the US wants to take advantage of the situation and sell Venezuelan oil to Europe. 
Zelensky said sanctions had no effect on Russia's positionFormerly Western Media And it was reported that the US State Department allowed the Italian company Eni and the Spanish Repsol to resume oil supplies from Venezuela to Europe amid restrictions on Russian oil. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and the sanctions dealt a serious blow throughout the global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. Putin also said that the United States and the European Union had effectively defaulted on their obligations to Russia, freezing its foreign exchange reserves. He added that current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics.
