00:00 Western sanctions against Russia have led to disastrous consequences.
00:05 The West has fallen into a trap due to the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions.
00:11 The catastrophic consequences have affected millions of people.
00:16 Columnist Simon Jenkins said in an article for The Guardian.
00:21 He noted that sanctions are completely ineffective in terms of influencing the course, and possible
00:28 outcome of.
00:29 The conflict in Ukraine.
00:31 European energy consumers are suffering from price increases, as a result of retaliatory
00:39 measures from the Russian side, Ria Novosti reports.
00:43 Jenkins believes that the West has fallen into a trap, because pride does not allow
00:49 it to stop.
00:52 According to the author of the article, Western countries did not make a forecast of the consequences
00:58 of sanctions before their introduction.
01:02 An elementary analysis should have led him to the idea, that huge dollar reserves would
01:08 protect the Russian economy from serious damage, the author of the article writes.
01:15 The observer believes that, now is the time for negotiations with Moscow, even if it undermines
01:23 the faith of the United States and Europe, in the favorite weapon of aggression.
01:28 Economic sanctions.
01:30 Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin extended the deadline for retaliatory measures
01:37 against sanctions until the end of 2025.
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