Paris. Archival photoMOSCOW, 13 Aug. By imposing anti-Russian sanctions, Europe hit itself, said Kalman Shnur, a columnist for the French edition of AgoraBvox. The publicist cited a statement by French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire, made on March 1 this year. The official then claimed that anti-Russian sanctions were «terrifyingly effective» and promised to wage an all-out economic war with Moscow. Shnur noted that since that moment the ruble exchange rate has strengthened, although at the time of Le Maire's statement, a week after the start of the Russian special operation in Ukraine, he weakened significantly against world currencies — if in February they gave 1.2 euro cents for it, then in early March — 0.61. In June, the exchange rate of the ruble rose to 1.8 euro cents (about 56 rubles per euro. — Ed.). Such a strengthening took place after Moscow switched to rubles in gas payments with unfriendly countries. As a result, the demand for the Russian national currency increased.
Finns refueling in Russia were accused of treason «It turns out that we impose our anti-Russian sanctions on ourselves!» — Cord explained. The euro is now almost equal to the dollar. This fact especially outraged the columnist, who called the French and European authorities amateurs, losers and ignoramuses. “We have already lived to the point that the expression “hunger riots” refers not to Africa, but to ourselves. — the author wrote. He called the fact that France is «rolling into the abyss» along with the entire European Union a small consolation. Shnur criticized the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, for banning Russian media and a policy of abandoning Russian fuel. The columnist did not bypass Britain either. He accused former Prime Minister Boris Johnson of trying at any cost to block the discussion of the consequences of Brexit in the information field and blindly following in the wake of American foreign policy. found a mistake in the anti-Russian sanctions of the WestWestern countries imposed new sanctions against Moscow after the start of a special operation by the Russian army to demilitarize and denazify Ukraine. At the same time, the disruption of supply chains led to economic problems in Europe and the United States, primarily to an increase in food and fuel prices. The Kremlin called the sanctions an economic war like no other. The authorities stressed their readiness for such a development of events and assured that they would continue to fulfill social obligations.Read the full version of the material on InoSMI>>>
