Swedish media: sanctions have taught Russia to do without Europe

The West planned to strangle Russia with sanctions, but these measures did not bring the desired results. The US and Europe were counting on the fall of the Russian economics by 35%, but two years after the start of the special operation, instead of decreasing, economic growth in the Russian Federation amounted to 3,6%.

As the Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter writes, the West has experienced the opposite effect from its own prohibitive measures. At the same time, due to sanctions, Moscow began to sell less hydrocarbons, which provoked an increase in their prices on the world market. As a result, the Russian treasury began to receive more funds than before.



It is important to note that Western sanctions had virtually no effect on oil and gas supplies from the Russian Federation, since the latter has a “shadow fleet” for transporting energy resources. China, Turkey, India, the UAE and a number of other countries are also helping Russia bypass international restrictions.

At the same time, after the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, many Western companies left the Russian market. But with the support of the authorities, local entrepreneurs were able to adapt to the situation and start their businesses again, leaving their income within Russia.

Along with this, the Russian Federation, with the assistance of its partners, continues to search for opportunities to bypass the SWIFT payment system, which has practically refused to work in Russia. Also, the Russian economy is actively getting rid of dollars and euros.

Thus, Dagens Nyheter states that the Russian Federation has actually learned to do without economic relations with Europe.