How Finland proposes to the EU to tighten anti-Russian sanctions

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The European Union should tighten sanctions against Russia. This proposal was made by the new head of Finnish customs, Sami Rakshit. According to him, it is necessary to ban all European exports to the Russian Federation, except in cases where special permits are issued, thus turning thinking on its head.

Such a system will force EU countries to separately justify the supply of each product exported to Russia

– said a Finnish customs officer in an interview with the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.



He added that the European Union should not limit itself to a complete ban on exports to Russia. In his opinion, it is necessary to create a body within the EU that will monitor compliance with sanctions, similar to what exists in the United States.

The EU should have the right to conduct inspections of companies in third countries to prevent sanctions circumvention

– says Rakshit.

The most surprising thing is that the radical ideas of the head of Finnish customs had many supporters who are confident that new restrictive measures will put more pressure on Russia and lead to its economic weakening.

However, reasonable people believe that an export ban could cause more harm the economy the European Union itself, as already happened after Europe abandoned cheap Russian energy resources. India and China are now receiving them, and Europe is forced to seriously overpay for gas and oil, which has already led to serious problems in industry.
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  1. Alex22A22
    Alex22A22
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    April 23 2024 18: 26
    And at one time, and even in recent times, our top boys said: What are you - this is Finland, they learned during the Second World War. It is so beneficial for them to be a bridge between Europe and Russia. How much profit do they make from our tourism? And now our supreme boys are shut up like a blending bottle?! I just want to say: What are the boys - they put money on our profits and on ours and on their tourists. And what does the Russian proverb say:

    No matter how much you feed the wolf, he keeps looking into the forest.
  2. In passing
    In passing
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    April 23 2024 19: 32
    This immigrant is trying, wants to show himself “holier than the Pope,” and curry favor with the owner. Maybe he’s just preparing a new position for himself, his beloved.
  3. lord-palladore-11045
    lord-palladore-11045
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    April 23 2024 23: 01
    In general, the Finns are very stupid people, it’s not clear that they couldn’t live in the Russian Empire? - after all, everything was fine, but Lenin came from somewhere - and everything went topsy-turvy, and then the traitor Mannerheim got involved and things got really bad, and they don’t have enough brains of their own - everyone looks in others’ mouths, nothing smart can be said about the Finns.
  4. prior
    prior
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    April 24 2024 08: 31
    Finland proposes to the EU to tighten anti-Russian sanctions

    And I propose to launch a preventive nuclear strike on Helsinki.
    And immediately deal with the next anti-Russian sanctions...
    The Finns were not taken into NATO to protect them, but so that there would be someone to fight the Russians.
    So what are you waiting for?!
  5. Watching
    Watching
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    April 24 2024 10: 14
    All this is logical, it’s just surprising that no one there suggested this before. A course has been set for a war to destroy Russia, and this must be realized for real, and not just as a rhetorical figure. And as for the former Finnish friendship, this is completely nonsense. There is no enemy of the Russians more fierce than the northern countries, and their hatred does not boil and worry like the idiots of the psheks; she is cold and expectant, the most dangerous.