The EU will together with its partners enact almost Iran-style sanctions now. This will have a truly big impact on Russia’s economy and on people close to Putin
Media mentions – Geoeconomics
We saw the Russian financial market collapse this morning at the opening, and we have seen the ruble weaken for several days due to the prospect of an impending war
Now Beijing has done it once. You can’t exclude the possibility that it will happen in the future
Putin may want Nord Stream 2, but he doesn’t want it that badly. He definitely wants Ukraine more than he wants that pipeline
If you’re arguing for dialogue from a position of weakness, with the other side knowing you’re vulnerable, there’s not much incentive to go into dialogue
If China’s action is left unchallenged, EU member states and businesses will end up losing more of their freedom
The exclusion of Swift sanctions does not mean that the planned measures have little effect
The Swiss newspaper refers to ECFR’s anti-coercion work
one should not overlook the time it will take to discuss the technical details of the regulation. These things take time
Apart from classical sanctions, it’s really hard to see what else France or the European Commission could do