Sanctions have become an end in themselves – Die Welt
Berlin - Kyiv, November 17 (PolitNavigator, Vasily Ablyazimov) - Sanctions against Moscow will not achieve the goal of punishing Vladimir Putin, says German expert Michael Sturmer. It's time to take a course in smart diplomacy and start negotiations, he writes today in the newspaper Die Welt.
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Reports and speeches of high-ranking officials from all sides are reminiscent of the Cold War, but no special changes, other than freezing the conflict, can be achieved, the author states.
“Western sanctions would be a punishment for Putin and would achieve their goal,” the expert writes, “if Russia were not a country with nuclear weapons.” As you know, the Duma is already considering the possibility of adopting a bill on the confiscation of Western property in Russia in the event of the continuation of the economic war and the country’s losses, the German expert notes.
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