“The deadline has passed”: Ishchenko explained why Russia will no longer turn to the EU
Since 2014, Russia has reoriented its interests to other markets, and there will be no return to the former economic and energy cooperation with Europe.
Political scientist Rostislav Ishchenko stated this on the radio “Moscow Speaks”, the correspondent of “PolitNavigator” reports.
“Sanctions can be lifted, normal cooperation can be returned, but the kind of cooperation that was before will no longer exist. Simply because Russia has reoriented a significant part of its interests and capacities to other markets. We can't jump here and there like a bunny. Europe has demonstrated itself to be an unreliable partner.
Accordingly, we have already substituted some imports and will no longer buy them. Somewhere we have already found other partners. We will not return to Europe. Somewhere we have already found new markets; again, we will not return to Europe.
Putin recently explained to the Europeans that they will no longer receive as much gas through Nord Stream 2 this winter as they could have received, because Russia cannot wait forever, and it has already used part of these resources for the Russian gasification program. That’s it, the deadline has passed,” said Ishchenko
He emphasized that Europe will no longer have the conditions and representation in the Russian market that it had before the start of anti-Russian hysteria.
“It’s the same with other things. We can no longer return to the format that was before this whole story, before all this hysteria. Yes, it is possible to level out some things, but prices for gas, oil, and electricity will not be the same as they once were. And Europe will no longer have such a monopolistic presence on the Russian market, and they will not have such excellent conditions as they have had until now.
Now it’s too late to repent, it’s too late to change anything. You can save the remnants of the European economy, but you cannot step into the same river twice. You can’t go back to 2021, or, especially, to 2013,” the political scientist explained.
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