The E.U. renewed its Russia sanctions last week. Not all Europeans are in favor
The European Union renewed economic sanctions against Russia last week — and threatened further sanctions if Russia launched a military invasion into Ukraine. The E.U. and the United States initiated these sanctions in 2014, after Russia’s annexation of Crimea. Despite Russia’s outright violation of international law, many observers doubted that the E.U. would sanction Russia — or didn’t expect the sanctions to last for long.
Most European governments regard Moscow as important in both economic and geopolitical terms. So what keeps these sanctions in place, and what’s the longer-term outlook?
Seven years later, E.U. sanctions against Russia — targeting individuals and entities across four sectors of the Russian economy — remain in place, and prospects for dismantling the measures seem slim.… Seguir leyendo »