Czech president criticizes West’s anti-Russia sanctions
Czech President Miloš Zeman says the Western sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine are counterproductive and provoke tensions.
“The sanctions are not merely inefficient; on the contrary, they are counterproductive. They only whip up tensions instead of promoting de-escalation,” Zeman told Russia’s TASS news agency on Sunday.
The Czech president called for the immediate abandonment of the bans.
Western powers have imposed several rounds of sanctions against Russia over accusations that Moscow is involved in the deadly crisis in neighboring Ukraine, which broke out when Kiev launched military operations to crack down on pro-Russians in eastern Ukraine last year. Russia has denied the allegation.
In a tit-for-tat measure, Moscow imposed yearlong food bans on the United States, the EU, Australia, Canada and Norway in August last year.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Zeman highlighted the significance of cooperation between Russia and the European Union (EU).
“Russia and the European Union are economically supplementary,” he said, adding, “They are not rivals but are geared towards cooperation. Russia needs advanced technologies, while the European Union needs imported raw materials and resources.”
The Czech president also predicted that in the near future, the EU and Russia would integrate.
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