The effectiveness of anti-Russian sanctions has decreased due to the continuous adoption of new packages of restrictions.
This was stated by European lawyers, who suggested that the EU consider a “perpetual motion machine” of sanctions against Russia.
RBC has learned about the lawyers’ proposal, which is addressed to European officials.
In their appeal, they emphasized that restrictions against the Russian Federation are no longer as effective as they were previously.
They advise the European Union to change tactics and gave two options.
The first is related to changing the grounds for imposing sanctions.
Today, restrictions apply to businessmen and members of their families who are “involved in economic sectors of the Russian economy.”
The second option is to abandon the “perpetual motion machine of illegal sanctions.”
They explained that now the European Union can introduce restrictions against individuals who previously managed Russian companies and later left the Russian Federation and severed all ties with it.
Such restrictions are illegal, lawyers emphasize.
The "perpetual motion" tactic has outlived its usefulness, they believe. Now each new package of restrictions is weaker than the previous one.
Author: Dmitry Bobrov
