Croatian president and prime minister clash over adequacy of sanctions against Russia
Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday that the sanctions against Russia for the invasion of Ukraine are ineffective and will only affect European citizens, saying that Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic does not like it and accuses him of following him. “Russian aggressor”.
“Unfortunately, the sanctions are not working, they will probably fall at some point. The ruble did not fall, Russia does not feel any of this financially, and when it falls, the war will be over,” Milanovic said. said.
In this sense, the Croatian president believes that “the price will be paid by the citizens of Europe,” while Vladimir Putin will smile with pleasure, “Milanovic pointed out that if it is not Europe, there will be other markets and other markets that buy Russian oil, gas, because of the high demand for energy products.
Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic from Brussels denied and pointed out that the sanctions imposed by the European Union were not effective.