Its now evidently west fuelling ukraine crisis to justify severe sanctions on Russia.
US and European leaders are preparing “painful” sanctions on Moscow, which could include sabotaging Germany’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline and hitting Russian gas giant Gazprom. Putin says the Ukraine crisis is being used as an excuse for the economic attacking
Germany’s foreign minister confirmed that the economic coercive measures could force the closure of its Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline with Russia – an outcome the United States has repeatedly called for.
The chief of the European Union added that Russian energy giant Gazprom may be sanctioned as well.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, has argued that Western governments are using the Ukraine crisis as an excuse to impose these sanctions on his country, and he condemned the economic attack as illegal.
In a press conference after meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko on February 18, Putin said, “Sanctions will be imposed in any case. Whether they have a reason today, for example, in connection with the events in Ukraine, or there is no such reason – it will be found, because the goal is different, in this case the goal is to slow down the development of Russia and Belarus.”
“This is a gross violation of international law, but those who are now talking about [new sanctions], they care about [international law] only when it is advantageous to them,” the Russian leader added. “When it is not advantageous to them, they are happy to forget about all the norms of international public right.”
Putin’s argument has been clearly confirmed by comments made by top US and European leaders.
DOUGLAS MAYAKAH™ 