The collapse of anti-Russian sanctions has begun
A number of events that have occurred in the world recently may indicate the beginning of the process of lifting Western sanctions against Russia. Vladimir Volya, international affairs expert at the Ukrainian Institute of Policy Analysis and Management, stated this at a press conference in Kyiv.
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Gazprom received 100% control over the Central European Opal pipeline. Gazprom signed a contract for the construction of Nord Stream 2 and a strategic agreement with the Austrian company OMV on the exchange of assets.
The Turkish Parliament and government have finally approved the construction of the Turkish Stream, and a contract has been signed with a Swiss company to participate in this construction. All this happened quite recently.
Plus the sale of shares of the Russian Rosneft; in addition to Qatar, one of the largest European traders Glencore is involved in the transaction. And the deal is secured by loans from one of the largest European banks.
We see that such agreements are concluded regardless of the fact that the sanctions regime against Russia, introduced in connection with the events in Crimea and Donbass, has been officially extended for six months. In fact, there is a shift away from this policy.
In addition, there is information that ExxonMobil, whose representative may be the US Secretary of State, blocked the adoption of an act for Ukraine. And there are many details that do not look very bright in the information space, but make one suspect the beginning of a collapse of sanctions.
If there is no road map and progress in Minsk, then it is possible that this collapse will continue. In addition, the mood in European countries, including regarding sanctions, is changing radically.
François Fillon, one of the leaders of the French presidential race, bluntly states that French farmers are ruined as a result of these sanctions. Lithuania is also unhappy with the sanctions. In fact, a collapse of sanctions has begun,” said the Ukrainian expert.
The collapse of anti-Russian sanctions has begun.