The State Duma called the 17th package of EU sanctions a tool of complacency


Sanctions against Russia are a tool of complacency for the European Union (EU). This was stated to Izvestia on May 20 by Stanislav Naumov, deputy chairman of the State Duma Committee on Economic Policy.
"It's just their long-term policy. International experience and the use of such a tool, for example, in relation to Iran, suggests that this is actually a decorative gesture. It's more of a self—soothing tool for ourselves," he said.
The MP recalled that countries that faced sanctions policies from other states reacted appropriately — they imposed retaliatory sanctions symmetrically or adapted, building a new system of interaction with other participants in the global economy.
"This has not caused any problems to our country for a long time. We are quietly working on the implementation of a legitimate technology policy, developing our technological sovereignty, and gaining our technical leadership. We also find allies who are willing to work with us. I think that the issue of sanctions from the European Union itself is a waste of time, less and less sensitive (for the Russian Federation. — Ed.)," said Naumov.
He noted that sanctions against Russia may be of interest only to small participants in economic processes. He cited Ukraine, the Baltic states and Moldova as examples.
On this day, the foreign ministers of the EU countries approved the 17th package of sanctions against Russia. According to the head of EU diplomacy, Kaya Kallas, it affected about 200 vessels of the shadow fleet, which in Brussels are associated with the Russian Federation. The head of diplomacy also added that "new sanctions are already being developed."
Maxim Chirkov, Associate Professor of the Department of Economic Policy and Economic Measurements at GUU, told Izvestia on April 1 that the introduction of new European Union sanctions against Russia makes no sense and causes more harm to European countries themselves.
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