The measures were supposed to bring Moscow to its knees, but all they’ve really achieved is to make everyone in Europe poorer By Ivan Timofeev, programme director of the Valdai Club. Foreign media and analysts are increasingly accepting that sanctions against Russia have failed to produce the results that were expected.
Iraq is planning to halt imports of petroleum products as soon as in 2024 after launching a number of oil refineries, which were stalled during decades of military conflict, according to Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad, as cited by RIA Novosti.