Go to media bankFlags with EU symbols. File photoPARIS, Sept 4EU energy sanctions against Russia have turned against the Europeans and enriched Russia, said Jordan Bardella, candidate for the chair of the far-right French National Rally party, MEP. «Today we see that energy the sanctions imposed on Russia are much more painful for the French people than for Russia, which is now drowning in money. Let's be frank: these sanctions helped Russia get rich … These sanctions turned against us,» Bardella said in an interview with BFMTV on Sunday. 
A French journalist talked about Russia's benefits from sanctionsHe added that if Russia cuts off gas supplies to Europe, then France and Germany «will find themselves in a very difficult situation.» In June, the European Union adopted the sixth package of sanctions against Russia, including a phased embargo on oil. After the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize In Ukraine, the West increased sanctions pressure on Russia, which led to an increase in prices for electricity, fuel and food in Europe and the United States. Russian President Vladimir Putin has previously stated that the policy of containment and weakening of Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, and sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
