The US has imposed new sanctions against Russia and the European Union may soon follow. I suggest you check out our Burning Point program where renowned experts weigh in on the effect these sanctions have for Russia and the world. For example, Dr. Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director at the UK-based Institute of Economic Affairs said: “I don’t think we are going to see any major sanctions on big trade flows like energy import because that would be extremely counterproductive in terms of the EU own interests.” Dr. Konstantin Kholodilin from the German Institute for Economic Research has another opinion: “when it comes to economic sanctions that can be really dangerous both for Russian and European economies, then I think they will be much more careful, therefore, it is highly probable that they would veto this decision. “ Check out the full broadcast at en.ria.ru/radio/.
Here's what our listeners think:
Laura Key wrote:
“Germany is not about to jeopardize its long-established business ties with Russia. At least 3,000 businesses are linked to Russia, and they are not being quiet in their displeasure about any sanctions against Russia by the US. Further, Deutschland is increasing its economic ties to and with China. Between these three powerhouse nations, it is all about business and economic growth. With the US, it is all about fiat debt and war with little to no concern about which country[s] the US alienates in order to support its flailing and failing debt addiction. The formation of the BRICS alliance continues to solidify, and there is a growing list of nations wanting to join or become associates.“
Meanwhile, David Bullock has left an extensive comment on his take on the developing events:
“This is why the US is not worred. It can sit back and point fingers and raise illegal sanction when it is on the other side of the world. It will not suffer the ramifications as the EU, should they follow the US lead.They do not have the many small and large businesses with thousands of jobs to worry about. All they have to do is steal more money from American people if they want to intervene and destroy a soveriegn nation due to the population of the US. With Putin forging new deals with non-EU countries with more potential revenue that what the EU provides there is no great loss to Russia. This is why we are seeing these illegal sanction and constant goading from the US.”
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