Sanctions would not beat RussiaWestern countries will not be able to subdue Russia. However, the sanctions have not yet had their effect and there is a lot of doubt that they will ever start working, a political scientist, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, Clifford Gaddy believes."Sanctions policy just had to fail, because it was based on the false idea of what the majority of Russians think about the security of the country," RIA Novosti quotes Gaddy's article from Business Insider.Gaddy says that the West and Russia fundamentally disagree on sanctions. "The official view of the West is the following: the sanctions are a way to punish Russia for the violation of international laws and to correct Russia's behavior in the future. The Russians also believe that the sanctions were imposed in order to weaken Russia and reduce its defense," the analyst notes.In his opinion, Russia is now seeking to protect itself from the danger threatening its very existence.
Western countries will not be able to subdue Russia. However, the sanctions have not yet had their effect and there is a lot of doubt that they will ever start working, a political scientist and senior fellow at the Brookings Institute, Clifford Gaddy believes.
"The sanctions policy just had to fail, because it was based on the false idea of what the majority of Russians think about the security of the country," RIA Novosti quotes Gaddy's article from Business Insider.
Gaddy says that the West and Russia fundamentally disagree on sanctions. "The official view of the West is the following: the sanctions are a way to punish Russia for the violation of international laws and to correct Russia's behavior in the future. The Russians also believe that the sanctions were imposed in order to weaken Russia and reduce its defense," the analyst notes.
In his opinion, Russia is now seeking to protect itself from a danger threatening its very existence.
