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Sanctions Have Not Been So Bad

... you see for our economic ties, maybe in the energy sphere as well, given the circumstances we are living in? Igor Yushkov: Sanctions vs. Cheap Oil: What is More Dreadful for Russia’s Fuel & Energy Complex? For European Union countries, one main point is that they’re a net energy importer. The EU is the largest net energy importer in ... ... firms, who dominated investment streams in Russian energy, but now they’re facing competition from other parts of the global economy. This means that it’s not that we won’t be investing more, the process will just be more competitive. That’s good ...

16.02.2018

interview

How Italy is Paying a High Price for Anti-Russian Policies

... isn't definitely the way to give a positive impulse to the economy, considering also that unemployment for people aged under 25 peaks at an even more astonishing 43.1%. The real issue, though, is subtler and even more worrisome for Italy and the EU economy in general. Indeed, while European exporters can't find new markets to overcome the shortage of demand induced by the sanctions, the Russian market is already replacing the old trade partners with new ones from areas outside Europe, which don't have to submit to the inflexibility of Brussels. Notwithstanding the fact that the existing short-term damage is already ...

25.06.2015

community

Poll conducted

In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?

U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements	33 (31%)
U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity	30 (28%)
U.S. wants to dissolve Russia	24 (22%)
U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China	21 (19%)