Will the sanctions against Russia work? | Inside Story

EU leaders have been meeting in France to further punish Russia.
But that hasn't stopped the Kremlin from hitting back.
Moscow has now imposed an exports ban on a string of products.
About 48 countries will be affected, including the U.S. and those in the EU.
Russia is already facing the most severe set of Western sanctions ever imposed on a single country.
They target a variety of sectors including, oil, banking, aviation and people close to president Putin.
So, will Vladimir Putin be forced to stop his war on Ukraine?
And have sanctions worked in the past?
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Presenter: Hazem Sika

Guests:

Chris Weafer - Chief Executive Officer at Macro-Advisory, a strategic consultancy focused on Russia and Eurasia.

Glenn Diesen - Professor of International Relations at the University of South-Eastern Norway.

Tom Burgis - Author of the Sunday Times best-selling book "Kleptopia: How Dirty Money Is Conquering the World".



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[peterdawson]

I consider depriving the Russians of Macdonalds and Ikea to be a benefit for the population of Russia.

[bretzel]

lets be real, the boycott by mc donalds, starbucks and all the other junk food companies is actually a net benefit to the russian federation :D

[alaskafisherman]

I don't know much about Russia but your description of corruption in Russia very accurately describes my view of US corruption. Example; money in politics. This alone is exactly the same as you described.

[theywerenotslaves]

"Enrichment" of a small % of the population happens everywhere, not just the countries mentioned.

[fujihita]

It's not a good sign when I see a news outlet doing a video on "Do sanctions work" every single day.

[countryboy]

McDonald’s: I am leaving Russia
Putin: I am winning at some aspects.

[asiankitchen]

Based on the comments from the guests it seems that the massive sanctions will have limited impact at best and only a short-term pain at worst.

[gladstonerayen]

Sanctions are two way traffic. It helps and also hurts.

[Stop-and-listen]

Please check Oliver Stone's documentary “Ukraine on Fire” to understand Russia’s predicament.

[JA-pnji]

If Iran can handle sanctions Russia should find it a doodle.

[charlesnwankwo]

Many of the Oligarchs have their Dirty Moneys in UK Banks. The height of Hypocrisy!

[Ecovaluations]

This was a vitally important discussion of some unintended consequences of sanctions, especially the creation of parallel trading among sanctioned nations.

[vitalijslebedevs]

I'm sure sanctions will make a difference. Question what difference and for whom.

[tamerlane]

"Watching the mainstream media one gets the impression that Putin one day woke up in a bad mood, and decided to conquer more territory".
Very well said by the Professor from Oslo.

[dvsxavier]

Excellent interview and panel guests. I think this important topic could've gone a lot longer.

[merocaine]

Really great discussion, ITV sky and the BBC could learn a lot from AJ.

[selloc]

To use the analogy of the preverbial school yard bully, Is there a point when the pronouncement of ongoing almost daily sanctions begin to loose their deterrent effect.
Specific to Russian oil and gas, are the sanctions not likely to simply force Russia to engage China even more ?

[akfarhan]

Sanctions unless monitored does not work, which over a certain amount of time will fade one way or other.

[mickkrever]

*By similar logic, pull out of TikTok will MASSIVELY increase Russians' IQ* 😢

[nahomentertainment]

This is horrible, My heart goes out to the civilians!!!.😭💔🇺🇦🙏