Observations

What of the EU’s ‘sanctions packages’ against Russia?

When it comes to international sanctions, these need to be immediate and co-ordinated if they are going to have the desired effect in altering the behaviour of the rogue state in question – in this case Russia.

Since Putin illegally invaded Ukraine in February 2022 the EU has been very slow and ineffective. To this day the EU is buying Russian goods, thereby helping to fund the Russian economy during Putin’s atrocities against Ukraine. EU companies have also continued to profit from their sales to Putin’s Russia. Furthermore they have been doing this on a massive scale since Putin first invaded Ukraine (the Crimea) in 2014.

Since Putin's latest invasion in late February 2022, the EU has adopted a total of 12 sanctions packages against Russia and against countries such as Belarus. These have been decided upon on average every month or two.

Some of the latest sanction packages have been designed to address the growing problem of Russia circumventing the measures by using third countries through which to channel their goods. This has been very useful for those EU countries who were happy to turn a blind eye to the provenance of energy products in particular.

The figures we have shown above are those for direct purchases from Russia and direct sales to it. The reality is that the numbers would be even higher if the sales to and from third countries were correctly classified as originating from Russia.

The EU propaganda continues

Regardless of the realities outlined above, the EU Commission has continued to put out a relentless series of statements accompanying its 12 sets of sanctions spread over the last 18 months. Even when it does not have new sanctions to announce it proclaims what it is doing on a regular basis.

Our report shows the numbers which the EU cannot escape from. Part Two will reveal how Brexit Britain as an independent country can hold its head up high compared to the EU. Don't miss it!

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