Expert punishment is not able to "punish" the Russian Federation

The West will be able to impose its will on Russia, just before the Foundation of destroying the Russian state, writes political scientist, senior scientist at the Brookings Institution (Brookings Institution) Clifford the Gaddy century

Western policy towards Russia based on the introduction of penalties, still did not succeed and it is unlikely that emphasizes the Gaddy, it will work in the future.

"The Policy of sanctions just had to fail because it was based on misconceptions about the fact that the overwhelming majority of Russian citizens think about the security of the state ", - said the analyst.

in his vision, the West and the Russians fundamentally differ in their understanding of the phenomenon of punishment.

"Official personal position of the West is this: the punishment is a way to punish the Russian Federation for violation of the norms of international law and to correct her behavior in the future. Russian citizens believe that the punishment imposed in order to weaken Russia and to minimize its defense, " explains the Gaddy.

Russia, says the scientist, trying to calm the danger the security of the state. Moscow is protected from threatening its very existence position.

"Applying punishment, we think that the pressure of the Russian Federation with the fact that she changed her behavior towards more acceptable. The Russians also believe that we forcibly put before a choice: either accept the political and military situation that will threaten the survival of their nation, or become subject continuously growing economic war. For the Russian Federation is not a choice: it is the defeat way or another. So, we were in made us the same trap, " says the Creator of the article.

punishment does not have the opportunity to resolve the " Russian problem ", and Russia will continue to behave in the same way as before, until you feel safe, confident analyst.

"If victory in this conflict means that we must make the Russian Federation to recognize that our version of the international security superior to them the concept of national security, then there is only one way to win. Russia should completely fall apart ", - informs the Gaddy.


Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed punishment because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of using such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when was expanded sanctions List USA.

The list of Russian Citizens and organizations, who are under punishment, the material of the Fins news


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