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.
Spain stepped up purchases of Russian natural gas in 2023, with imports expected to hit a historic high by year’s end, news outlet El Mundo reported on Friday, citing data from the country’s gas network operator Enagas.
Truckers and farmers have blocked border crossings in protest against EU trade deals with Kiev Ukraine’s exports through Poland have sharply dropped since Polish truckers and farmers blocked border crossings in protest against the EU’s trade regulations with Kiev, the country’s Economy Ministry announced on Saturday.