The West is tightening sanctions against Russia for the sake of "peace" in Ukraine. What the media say
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The unprecedented sanctions pressure on Russia, which the West intensified with the start of the special military operation in Ukraine, has proved ineffective. But neither the United States nor Europe will give up this tool. The Izvestia digest shows what foreign media write about it.
Bloomberg: Sanctions need to be tightened to end the crisis in Ukraine
If negotiations on ending the conflict take place, the imperative for Western democracies should be to strengthen Ukraine's position. A powerful signal would be a reduction in oil and gas revenues, which account for nearly a third of Russia's budget. In addition to sanctions against Russian shadow tankers, Western countries will have to target buyers. With crude prices around $75 a barrel, supply disruptions should be manageable.
Bloomberg
A bigger challenge will be diplomacy. India, which the U.S. is nurturing as a security partner, is already resentful about having to comply with U.S. sanctions against Iran and other countries, while China has shown an increasing willingness to retaliate against U.S. restrictions. Giving companies and banks, say, a reasonable window to act before they are hit by secondary sanctions could alleviate some of the friction
Requiring shipowners to provide more detailed documentation would make it harder to forge certificates. Sanctions are almost always the subject of leaks and deception, but they have increased the cost of the conflict for Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose economy is under severe pressure. US President Joe Biden should seek to preserve as much advantage for his successor as he can.
BBC news: The denouement in Ukraine - how the conflict could end in 2025
Russia is gaining ground faster than at any time since the conflict began. Ukraine appears to be losing ground. The new US administration faces two problems: it is inheriting a war on a negative trajectory and without a clear theory of success. For now, Ukrainian officials reject talk of pressure and suggestions that the arrival of US president-elect Donald Trump means peace talks are inevitable.
BBC news
Even before the US election, there were signs that Zelensky was looking for ways to boost Ukraine's appeal as a future partner for a president-elect like Trump, who is both instinctively prone to deal-making and unwilling to continue to ensure wider European security
Observers fear that without concrete mechanisms like the concept of collective defense embodied in Article 5 of NATO's founding treaty, nothing will prevent a new crisis in Ukraine. Kiev's allies continue to tighten sanctions against Moscow in hopes that Russia's economy will collapse. An anonymous congressional source is disappointed that the sanctions have not destroyed Russia's economy without the ability to rebuild it.
The New York Times: The effectiveness of sanctions against Russia is in question
US President-elect Donald Trump intends to use sanctions as little as possible. He has made it clear that there will be changes regarding Ukraine, promising to end the conflict in one day. Experts believe sanctions and continued military aid are certain to be part of the deal in any negotiations.
The New York Times
Predictions made in the early months of the conflict that economic restrictions would soon undermine President Vladimir Putin's regime or turn the ruble into a "ruin" have not materialized. Putin remains entrenched in the Kremlin, and his forces are inflicting crushing damage on Ukraine and succeeding on the battlefield
If the sanctions have had more effect than some might have imagined, they have had less effect than many had hoped. Russia has found a way to mitigate their impact by exploiting loopholes and expanding trade with other countries. And the EU still buys nearly 50 percent of the liquefied natural gas Russia exports.
Deutsche Welle: CDU believes Germans should be among the peacekeepers in Ukraine
Christian Democratic Union (CDU) foreign policy expert Roderich Kiesewetter believes that as Europe's largest economy, Germany should contribute to peace and the European security architecture.
Deutsche Welle
At the same time, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, chairwoman of the European Parliament's defense committee, said that in future peace talks "neither Russia nor the United States should make decisions alone without Europe's consent"
When the time comes, Germany should participate in peacekeeping in Ukraine with well-equipped troops. But Germany must act within the framework of the European Union and NATO because, given its limited material and human resources, peacekeeping forces can only be deployed within the framework of European and transatlantic security.
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