EU sanctions on Russia: Increasing pressure on Putin as cost of living bites in Europe • FRANCE 24

The past few days have delivered more reports of atrocities committed by the Russian military in Ukraine: women and girls raped, civilians locked up and shot, plus reports of chemical weapons being deployed in Mariupol. Calls continue for more to be done to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin. In the EU, leaders have condemned the Kremlin, decrying the attacks as "war crimes". But opinions are divided on how to stop the atrocities happening. Should EU countries sanction Russian oil and gas, worth billions to Moscow each week? Or could this end up causing more economic harm to Europeans than Russians, amid a cost of living spike? We debate the issue with two MEPs.

[relaxingsounds]

Five stages of grief in EU.
1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Paying in Rubles

[bookertee]

Sanctions with exceptions. What a joke!

[johnpryce]

No one wants to tough it out in Europe because they have become too comfortable and soft OK it's hard but recovery is something Europe has proved itself more than capable in the past .

[ThisHandleWasTheOnlyAvailable]

The Russians are used to hardships. They can handle a lower standard of living, a MUCH lower standard of living. The question is can the Europeans?

[ojgkret]

Why you all discuss so much about cutting energy supply from Russia? If I were Putin I will not allow you to sanction. Just stop sending immediately.

[hms]

Who even told some of these people sanctions will end this war. Sanctions are imposed against Iran for some time. Have that changed their behavior

[DanielsWacher]

I don't know how they can say words such as murder, rape genocide and so on with a smile on their faces. I'm not blaming or finger pointing or anything like that, I just find it next to impossible to do the same myself.

[taniakeen]

The question is how far the EU will go to destroy its economy and increase global warming before they notice the colour revolution

[paulzx]

Hi from Russia. More sanctions please. Time to end this EU circus.

[gottlichhg]

Through all the his arguments, the underlying message was the same, We need to negotiate with Russia. How many times does Germany need to be slapped in the face by Russia to get that Russia is not going to negotiate!

[TravelwithMedico]

are you kidding me 😂😅🇮🇳 I'm living in Russia and here everything is fine

[buddy]

For a country that started WW1 and WW2 it is doing damn little to prevent WW3, I hope Germany will realise in time that it has to be on the correct side of history for once.

[JustChillingNahhhhMean]

Accelerate transition...using coal. Lol

[chandanprakash]

So this is what i have heard from the guest speaker:
1. quality of life of Germans is more important than misery of other Europeans ie Ukaranians.
2. cleaner energy is priority at this time over ending the war that Germans are directly supporting by paying Russian soldiers.

i wonder if these people are real.
i m now loosing sympathy for those who died in that horrible landslide there on the sane ground.

[spsparhar]

Poland and Scandinavian countries welcome to ban nearer and cheaper Russian energy and buy costlier energy from farther sources. It should help their economies become less competitive and produce desired effect of increasing inflation for all of EU. Good idea.

[tvwatcher]

I would ask the german how he feels about gerhard schroeder going to work for the russian pipeline and celebrating putin’s birthday with putin

[julietk]

Use firewood to cook especially outdoors for the time being.

[pho-kingsoup]

The reality is consumers can greatly reduce their reliance on products coming from repressive regimes by changing our habits.

[lana-fgoe]

Вы русских решили испугать санкциями?😂😂😂Они пакет ваших санкций берут и пихают в другой пакет, а потом на мусорку.

[BladeRunner]

The cost of living in Europe isnt just biting its getting crippling, food shop price increases are now dramatic, a weekly shop is 50% more now than it was 2 months ago, and considering the prices were already high after the lockdowns its even worse than you think because the figure of comparison was already very high.

Meanwhile in Russia most of the population already had very little to nothing, so their prices and choice has hardly changed at all.