MOSCOW, July 31 Germany needs to end the economic war with Russia, said Sevim Dagdelen, a member of the Bundestag from the Sahra Wagenknecht Union — For Reason and Justice party, on the social network X.
«In the third quarter, of course, Russia will «definitely collapse», as Foreign Minister Baerbock announced in February 2022, speaking about the goals of the sanctions. When will this insane, self-destructive economic war end?» — the politician wrote, commenting on the news about the reduction of Germany's GDP in the second quarter of this year.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on July 27 that Russia had adapted to the sanctions and was demonstrating economic and social flexibility.
After the start of the Russian military special operation in Ukraine, Western countries increased the sanctions pressure on Moscow. As President Vladimir Putin noted, the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy of the West, but the sanctions have dealt a serious blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the United States and its allies is to worsen the lives of millions of people.
Nevertheless, Russia is coping with the pressure, and in the West itself, opinions have repeatedly been voiced that the restrictions are ineffective. But, as Moscow emphasized, the West lacks the courage to admit the failure of its anti-Russian policy.