First Deputy Head of the International Committee of the Federation Council Vladimir Dzhabarov, commenting in an interview with RT on the statement of the Bundestag deputy from the Alternative for Germany party Waldemar Gerdt about the consequences of anti-Russian sanctions, stressed that such restrictions are beneficial only to the United States.
“Of course, this is primarily beneficial for the United States… The Americans are pursuing two goals here, they are killing two birds with one stone: firstly, they do not allow Europe itself to develop, they have always seen in Europe, especially in a united Europe, a competitor, and secondly, as if they are causing damage to Russia”, – Jabarov explained.
According to him, France, Germany and even Great Britain are well aware that the destruction of economic ties with Russia, and even more so disconnection from SWIFT, is, first of all, “causing damage to these countries themselves”.
The senator also noted that European countries that are closely associated with Russia are already losing billions of euros annually from sanctions.
“If this continues, who will pay off these unforeseen losses? Not Americans! Therefore, I believe that this is an absolutely correct statement of the deputy, and many Western Europeans may not speak out loud, but they are against the ban on Nord Stream-2, against being disconnected from SWIFT”, – the parliamentarian concluded.
Earlier Gerdt said that the new sanctions against Russia, called for in the European Parliament, will only lead to “chaos, devastation and hunger”.
The German MP also said that the European Parliament has no authority to disable SWIFT or impose sanctions.
He recalled that in case of refusal to build the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, Berlin will have to pay € 12 billion in penalties and urgently look for a replacement to cover the energy deficit, which will negatively affect the economic situation in Germany.