A quick glance in the rear view mirror shows that economic and diplomatic sanctions have little effect on the targeted countries.
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By Kevin Badeau
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Un first warm-up lap. Westerners announced Tuesday, February 22 a first set of sanctions against Russia. They follow President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of the independence of the pro-Russian territories of Donetsk and Lugansk and the dispatch of his army to this area of eastern Ukraine.
The European Union has decided to target Russian decision-makers who threaten Ukraine’s sovereignty and the banks that have helped finance military operations in Ukrainian separatist regions. The Twenty-Seven have also taken the decision to hinder access to European capital markets and financial services. The United States has also chosen to attack Russia’s financing possibilities in Western markets and abroad.
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