Europe and the United States did not invent anything new and imposed the same sanctions against Russia as in 2014, said retired Colonel Jacques Beaud, an expert on Eastern European countries. However, he told Sud Radio that the restrictions had an effect in 2014, but in 2022, after the coronavirus pandemic, the oil market was unbalanced and the price of oil became high. As a result, the gap between supply and demand grew.
The purpose of the Western sanctions was not the victory of Ukraine, but the defeat of Russia, believes retired Swiss colonel, ex-intelligence officer and expert on Eastern Europe Jacques Boe. As he told Sud Radio, the restrictions were meant to arouse public discontent, which would develop into a people’ protest against the authorities.
In February, the Americans wanted to play out the 2014 scenario, when they also tried sanctions against Russia, aiming to synchronise this blow with a drop in oil prices. Both of these factors played against Russia in 2014, and according to Western strategy, it was necessary to repeat the 2014 experience, to impose large-scale sanctions in order to definitely destroy Russia this time.
However, the expert continues, in 2014 the sanctions had an effect, but in 2022, after the coronavirus pandemic, the oil market was unbalanced and the price of oil became high. With the sanctions, the gap between supply and demand widened, causing prices to spike and playing to the Russians’ advantage.
Today Russia produces a little less oil, but because Europe has refused of its supply, Russia sells oil to India and China. These countries are important consumers of the fuel and need more and more of it. And even Saudi Arabia buys Russian oil, which it resells to the West at a very high price.
Today, experts say Russia’s economy is in full bloom. When Europe is raising interest rates to stop inflation, Russia is lowering interest rates to weaken the rouble, and the economy is responding positively to lower interest rates.
“The wrong information being spread in the West has led us into a trap, and Western leaders have not bothered to think about the consequences of the decisions they have made. Today, the West no longer has any sanctions ideas to implement,” the expert believes.
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