Tag: sanctions

Economic Doomsday Beckons for Germany and EU Economy

The industrial decline and damage to the energy-intensive industry from anti-Russian sanctions have put the German economy on the edge of the abyss, writes El País columnist Wolfgang Munchau. At the same time, the German crisis is always a European crisis, he warns The Russian pushback against expanding […]

The most spectacular backfire in history

MICHAEL WALSH AMERICAN FREE PRESS: Noteworthy is the absence of media-paraded experts who confidently predicted the collapse of the heavily sanctioned Russian economy. What comes to mind is the child who thinks that by closing its eyes it can’t be seen. Not so reticent is the Russian leader: “The economy has […]