《时代》今天的文章：the Western-led sanctions.......have failed—and they will continue to fail. https://time.com/6193143/ukraine-russia-sanctions-limits/ If the goal of this week’s G7 summit in the quaint Bavarian town of Schloss Elmau was to ensure the world’s wealthiest countries remained united on behalf of Ukraine, then it appears to have been a success. The U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Japan, and the European Union all agreed to explore additional ways to ratchet up the sanctions pressure against the Russian economy, including through higher tariffs on Russian goods. But if the Western-led sanctions regime against Russia was meant to push Vladimir Putin toward ending his war of aggression in Ukraine or sitting down for negotiations with the Ukrainian government on a possible settlement to the conflict, then the measures have failed—and they will continue to fail.
https://time.com/6193143/ukraine-russia-sanctions-limits/
If the goal of this week’s G7 summit in the quaint Bavarian town of Schloss Elmau was to ensure the world’s wealthiest countries remained united on behalf of Ukraine, then it appears to have been a success. The U.S., U.K., Germany, France, Italy, Canada, Japan, and the European Union all agreed to explore additional ways to ratchet up the sanctions pressure against the Russian economy, including through higher tariffs on Russian goods. But if the Western-led sanctions regime against Russia was meant to push Vladimir Putin toward ending his war of aggression in Ukraine or sitting down for negotiations with the Ukrainian government on a possible settlement to the conflict, then the measures have failed—and they will continue to fail.