Greek Central Bank Governor Yannis Sturnaras said that the sanctions against the Russian Federation are costing the Greek economy. It has been reported TASS.
According to him, the sanctions measures against Russia definitely have a cost to the country’s economy. He emphasized that the principle of international borders is more important than this cost for Greece. Sturnaras stressed that the results are regrettable, but that respect for international principles outweighs any costs.
He answered the question whether the Bank of Greece (the country’s central bank) has not calculated to what extent the Greek economy has suffered from the imposition of EU sanctions on Russia in terms of economic growth, reduced trade and losses. thousands of Russian tourists
Before that, Finnish President Sauli Niinistö declarationcertainly all Finnish companies left the Russian market, but this did not yield any results.
He stressed that although significantly more sanctions measures have been introduced against Russia since the beginning of the conflict with Ukraine than in 2014, their effectiveness is low due to the various ways to bypass Moscow.
Former US Treasury extended sanctions against Russia.