Even Supporters of Anti-Russian Sanctions Realize They Do Not Work – Envoy

Even those countries that were supporting the idea of imposing sanctions against Russia have realized that they do not work, Russia's envoy to the EU said.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Even those countries that strongly supported anti-Russian sanctions implemented over Moscow’s alleged role in the Ukrainian internal crisis now realize that the measures do not work, Russia's permanent envoy to the European Union Vladimir Chizhov said Monday.

“Today everyone [is] realizing, even strong supporters of these sanctions, that the sanctions do not work, meaning that their goal is not reached,” Chizhov said during a video conference from Brussels in the International Information Agency Rossiya Segodnya.

There is no consensus regarding anti-Russia sanctions in the West, Chizhov said.

Since the Ukrainian conflict escalated in April 2014, the European Union, the United States and their allies have imposed a number of economic sanctions against Moscow, blaming it for interfering in Ukraine’s internal affairs.

The Kremlin has repeatedly denied its involvement in the Ukrainian internal conflict, adding that Western sanctions run counter to the principles of international law.

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