Economist: global players in sanctions against Russia behave like lunatics

Discussion in the framework of the international club " Valdai ", held in Sochi, surprised by the fact that most concerns over the situation around the anti-punishment expressed American specialists, writes.

So, senior research fellow of the Brookings Institution economist Clifford the Gaddy believes that " in the politics of the world's key players there is an element of sleepwalking, and not least this applies to the USA, who began the punishment. Punishment adopted a narrow circle of persons, however, these measures without clear objectives and with the controversial results, highlights magazine.

Moreover, these measures have the opportunity to lead to fragmentation of the system of the world economy, which for So long have been building Washington, as a growing economy such as China, will seek to establish alternative institutions that can protect them from any future penalties. In addition, in relation to the simple structure of the Russian economy will enable the country without serious issues to worry of punishment. For the most part anti-Russian policies will cover the most modern and most are included in the Western economy, sectors of the Russian market, the magazine gives the opinion of Clifford the Gaddy.

employee of the Center for strategic and international studies, political scientist Andrew Kuchins also believes that punishment will only increase the risks of reducing the role of the dollar in the world economy.

Punishment turned contradictions between Moscow and Washington for Ukraine in the long confrontation, creating risks for the West, emphasizes FT.


Participation in the " Valdai " this year took 108 experts, historians and political scientists from 25 countries, including 62 foreign participant. At the plenary session summed up the three days of the club, during which political scientists have spent more than ten sessions and special meetings.

international discussion Club " Valdai " - periodic collection of well-known experts, specializing in the study of internal and external policy of Russia. The club was founded in September 2004 on the initiative of the Agency " Last news ". Over the past eleven years " Valdai " became one of the leading world-famous sites of interaction of Russian and international intellectual and political elite. In its meetings traditionally Involved citizens with different points of view on political processes within the country and in the world.


The US and EU do not recognize the annexation of Crimea to Russia and accused Moscow of interfering in Ukraine. Russia denies it and calls the accusations are unacceptable. Western countries since March has repeatedly imposed punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations and threatened to make wider restrictive measures. The last case of the use of such practices began in September punishment.

A complete list of Russian Citizens and organizations who are under punishment, -


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