Gravitas: How Europe is sidestepping its own sanctions

The European Union is planning to unfreeze Russian bank assets to ease global food supply bottlenecks. Canada is violating western sanctions to send turbines to Russia's Gazprom. Palki Sharma tells you how the west is diluting its own sanctions.

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[leoangelobacnis]

EU's sanction is called sanction. Russia's sanction is called blackmail.

[oleggeraschenko]

“Russia is using energy as a weapon “ say people who use sanctions on everything as weapons

[TonyMontana-pevf]

I love this phrase, "you see, nobody is lecturing Canada for violating these sanctions".

[valerydan]

Russia was very reliable source of gas and other natural resources for 50 years. Europe imposed more then 11, 000 sanctions on Russia, constantly warns that it is planning to stop using gas next year, want to impose price cap, send weapons in war zone to kill Russian and is wondering why Russian switched to Asia... and gradually decrease gas flow to Europe.

[rdworldvictimyouvebeenlie]

"Do what we say, not what we do." - Western leaders

[maximusfootball]

"A day gone by without breaking our own rules is a day wasted"
- Europe

[martendewind]

I am from Europe - from the Netherlands that is - and I want to thank you for your coverage on the topic. This is not what we get from our own media outlets. So thanks for broadening my perspective!

[rlcmark]

Very simple question without taking any side, just for the sake of logic : How can you expect to receive reliably gas and oil from someone when you deliver heavy weapons against him...beside sanctions, removal from SWIFT payment system, etc. ? The next question is: do the sanctions work? Who is really suffering? Putin? People in governments? Military Complex?

[shivensaini]

Europe :- Sanctioned Russia to cripple it's economy.
Seized Russian Assets across Europe.
Banned Russian players from competing, who have nothing to do with war.
Removed Russia from Swift banking system.
Also Europe :- Russia has been black mailing us
😂😂

[harshitbansal]

They impose sanctions and use economy as a weapon but russia can't use gas supplies as a weapon😄

[lachen]

"Russia is blackmailing us"
"Russia is using energy as a weapon"
Ģiven the context, these two quotes, delivered with the straightest of face, can serve as top case studies in any university for irony and hypocrisy.

[The-Black-Child]

Honestly, ... As this issue escalate the more you understand that Russia/Putin was correct... Europe and America must be put in its place, and they are now feeling the heat.

[mrnobody]

I am from Europe but I really hope that Russia is going to stop the gas so those corrupt politicians fall and the ordinary people can go back to normal life

[reneechery]

How can you isolate a country which have a lots of resources that you need for your own survival? How !!

[timon]

I like how Poland's government is always far ahead be it not taking in any refugees to keep their domestic peace or storing gas beforehand. Their farsightedness is amazing and Inspirational.

[beesomsak]

EU is struggling with the rising costs of living; as the average gasoline price in Eurozone increased by 20% since February, with things getting worse. High inflation rates, rising energy prices and disruption in the supply chain, due to the COVID, the Ukraine war and unpredictable factors, have created havoc as import costs rise & socio-political pressure about to take a hold. The EU must reconsider sanctions on Moscow to facilitate trade in food and fertilizers & Russia has the upper hand.

[gauravdube]

"Hypocrisy is not a virtue, it is a way of life" - Joe Biden, USA

[prithibahadurbasnet]

They doesn't have shame to say that. They are making problems themselves and blaming others. Shameless people 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[chewbaka]

Russia had to do what it had to do in the interest of their security. As far as I'm concerned, the west asked for it and Putin delivered.

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