Are Sanctions Actually Helping Putin?

We welcomed sanctions in the early stages of Putin’s full-scale invasion. Along with sending Ukraine much-needed military supplies and humanitarian aid, heavy sanctions were meant to amend for the mistakes of the European Union’s economic alignment with Putin for the past two decades.

Yet, here we are, questioning whether the energy sanctions have backfired.

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Author of “Up in the Air” & “Beyond Reason” available on AMAZON | MA McGill Uni | Research assistant for EUROPEUM Prague | 550+ blog posts with 1+ mil. views

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Jakub Ferencik

Author of “Up in the Air” & “Beyond Reason” available on AMAZON | MA McGill Uni | Research assistant for EUROPEUM Prague | 550+ blog posts with 1+ mil. views