World press on sanctions against Russia (July 25 - August 1, 2014)Today the EU adopted sectoral sanctions against Russia. It is the third wave of sanctions of the West against the country. Sanctions have been in the center of world press in the last week.Among the most interesting articles on the subject is a piece which featured on the Guardian on July 30 entitled "The Guardian view on sanctions against Russia.""It is far from guaranteed they will bring about a change in Moscow’s policy on Ukraine, but they will certainly deepen the antagonism between Russia and western countries. So it is to be hoped that those who decided on them did so with heavy hearts and with a determination to rebuild the relationship with Russia whenever opportunities to do so arise," the article reads.The article urges to remember that Russia has been a good partner of Europe: ". But it is worth remembering the fruits of cooperation in arms control, in the growth of a new economic relationship between Europe and Russia, in the creation of international criminal courts, and in the solution of particularly difficult international issues, as when Russia was instrumental in ending the Kosovo war. These are all now threatened by the further deterioration of relations since the Maidan revolution in Kiev."The paper hopes that a new way out of the crisis in relations between the West and Russia founded on negotiations will be found: " Talks are due to take place in Minsk soon between Russia, Ukraine and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The immediate topic is the security of the site of the crashed Malaysian airliner. Yet perhaps there is a shred of hope that this encounter, or back-channel talks which we do not at this moment know about, might offer a way back from the dangerous ground all of us, east and west, are now treading.""Recent History Suggests Tougher Russia Sanctions Are Needed" is a article which was published the same day in the Wall Street Journal."Recent history of the use of financial sanctions by Washington and Brussels—including against Iran, North Korea and Syria—suggests that significantly more pervasive penalties, particularly against Moscow's energy sector, would be needed to change the Kremlin's calculations, said current and former U.S. officials and sanctions experts," the article reads."Will Latest Russia Sanctions Matter?" is an article which featured today in the Wall Street Daily. "Many analysts aren’t convinced that the new sanctions will have much effect on Putin. Bloomberg BusinessWeek News called the latest restrictions merely a 'warning shot to convince Moscow to change its Ukraine policies or face even tougher penalties.'""Amazingly, Obama even hinted as much when speaking to reporters. He said that 'obviously, we can’t in the end make President Putin see more clearly.' No wonder Russia finds it easy to shrug off the latest sanctions… even our own president admits that they’re not a very big deal," the article concludes.
Today the EU adopted sectoral sanctions against Russia. It is the third wave of sanctions of the West against the country. Sanctions have been in the center of world press in the last week.
Among the most interesting articles on the subject is a piece which featured on the Guardian on July 30 entitled "The Guardian view on sanctions against Russia."
"It is far from guaranteed they will bring about a change in Moscow’s policy on Ukraine, but they will certainly deepen the antagonism between Russia and western countries. So it is to be hoped that those who decided on them did so with heavy hearts and with a determination to rebuild the relationship with Russia whenever opportunities to do so arise," the article reads.
The article urges to remember that Russia has been a good partner of Europe: ". But it is worth remembering the fruits of cooperation in arms control, in the growth of a new economic relationship between Europe and Russia, in the creation of international criminal courts, and in the solution of particularly difficult international issues, as when Russia was instrumental in ending the Kosovo war. These are all now threatened by the further deterioration of relations since the Maidan revolution in Kiev."
The paper hopes that a new way out of the crisis in relations between the West and Russia founded on negotiations will be found: " Talks are due to take place in Minsk soon between Russia, Ukraine and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The immediate topic is the security of the site of the crashed Malaysian airliner. Yet perhaps there is a shred of hope that this encounter, or back-channel talks which we do not at this moment know about, might offer a way back from the dangerous ground all of us, east and west, are now treading."
"Recent History Suggests Tougher Russia Sanctions Are Needed" is a article which was published the same day in the Wall Street Journal.
"Recent history of the use of financial sanctions by Washington and Brussels—including against Iran, North Korea and Syria—suggests that significantly more pervasive penalties, particularly against Moscow's energy sector, would be needed to change the Kremlin's calculations, said current and former U.S. officials and sanctions experts," the article reads.
"Will Latest Russia Sanctions Matter?" is an article which featured today in the Wall Street Daily.
"Many analysts aren’t convinced that the new sanctions will have much effect on Putin. Bloomberg BusinessWeek News called the latest restrictions merely a 'warning shot to convince Moscow to change its Ukraine policies or face even tougher penalties.'"
"Amazingly, Obama even hinted as much when speaking to reporters. He said that 'obviously, we can’t in the end make President Putin see more clearly.' No wonder Russia finds it easy to shrug off the latest sanctions… even our own president admits that they’re not a very big deal," the article concludes.
