Zhang Hong, an employee of the Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that the new sanctions package against the Russian Federation will bring moral satisfaction to Western countries only for a short time. time, however, will not change in the long run and will even worsen the crisis situation in Ukraine. Chinese newspaper reports Global Times.
“Such impulsive actions can help Western countries momentarily remove the feeling of dissatisfaction and increase their well-being,” said the expert.
He believes that “this will cause more bloodshed, more victims and property damage” as it will “aggravate the conflict” in Ukraine.
Zhang Hong also pointed out that attempts to isolate the Russian Federation in the international arena using unilateral restrictions will only worsen the conditions for the resumption of peace talks between Moscow and Kiev.
At the same time, his colleague Li Ziguo from the China Institute of International Studies expressed the view that the new Western sanctions would have a “limited negative impact” on Russia. He described the introduction of these restrictions as a “symbolic gesture”.
It was previously known that the European Union was. introduced Tenth package of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Within the scope of the tenth round of sanctions, the EU imposed restrictions on 87 natural persons and 34 legal entities. After the tenth package came into force, 1,473 individuals and 205 organizations are under EU sanctions against Russia.