Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin at the EU summit in Brussels. File photoMOSCOW, 1 Sep. The energy crisis forced Finland to live in a «war economy,» said Prime Minister Sanna Marin, quoted by Yle. «We live as if in a war economy. This is an abnormal economic situation,» Marin said. noted the unprecedented nature of the current energy crisis and stressed that exceptional measures are needed to resolve it. At the same time, the head of government expressed hope that the European Commission would help in resolving the current situation. According to her, one of the measures to overcome difficulties could be the establishment of a price ceiling for electricity. After the start of a military special operation in Ukraine, Western countries increased sanctions pressure on Russia. Germany and other EU countries jointly adopted six packages of sanctions, including embargoes on coal and oil. The disruption of supply chains has driven up fuel and food prices in Europe and the United States. President Vladimir Putin has previously said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
