German journalist Wolfgang Münchau has said that Europe has suffered more damage from anti-Russian sanctions than Russia itself. According to him, the European Union may crack in the future. He said this in an article for the British publication New Statesman.
“The sanctions have done more damage to the EU than to Russia. Western leaders underestimated <…> how difficult it is to isolate a country of such size,” Münchau said.
The columnist backed up his statement with a forecast from the International Monetary Fund. According to the IMF’s forecast, the economy of the Russian Federation will grow much stronger than in London, Paris, Berlin and Rome by the end of 2023.
Also, the Ukrainian conflict has strained EU forces to the breaking point. According to him, EU leaders have no common strategy to end the conflict in Ukraine.
The journalist emphasised that the cost of rebuilding Ukraine after the end of the conflict would be much higher than the current estimated costs.
“I think that the European unity will give a crack when the time comes to make a deal with Moscow and pay huge sums for the restoration of Ukraine,” summarised Münchau.
We shall remind you that earlier Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that Western countries should stop helping the current Kiev regime and take into account the real state of affairs as well as the position of the Russian Federation. The minister stressed that the West itself was giving wishful thinking, insinuating that Ukraine would win soon.