London, UK. Archival photoMOSCOW, 1 Jun. Readers of the British edition of The Guardian reacted to an article by columnist Simon Jenkins, who expressed the opinion that senseless sanctions against Russia have failed completely. They expressed their position in the comments to the relevant article. «Sanctions bite so hard that Russia is getting richer, and we (Europeans — Ed.) are suffering,» Farabundoviv noted. «Economic sanctions can achieve nothing but increase the suffering of ordinary people» , — AMomen88 expressed confidence. How long will the people whose countries impose sanctions suffer?» asked johnofbath2015. «Sanctions cause hunger around the world,» concluded SashaRieger. /06/d40b1d2a63303ef7a9fb1e341cc8eaa8.jpg» />Millions of Britons have warned about the threat of blackoutsAfter the start of a special military operation to denazify and demilitarize Ukraine, the West stepped up sanctions pressure on Moscow. Restrictive measures primarily affected the banking sector and high-tech products. Many brands announced their withdrawal from Russia .Moscow called such steps an economic war, noting that it was ready for such a scenario.The Central Bank is taking measures to stabilize situation in the foreign exchange market, thanks to which the ruble has significantly strengthened against the dollar and the euro, breaking five-year highs. Russia also transferred payments for gas supplies to unfriendly countries into rubles. Another step to combat the impact of Western sanctions was the plan prepared by the government, which includes about a hundred initiatives. Its funding will amount to about a trillion rubles. At the same time, in the West, restrictions provoked a record increase in fuel and food prices.Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
