Russia’s economy has lost billions in oil and gas revenues from trade with the West while businesses and skilled workers have also left since the invasion three years ago.
But Kyiv’s sanctions policy chief Vladyslav Vlasiuk told news site Politico it was only a “matter of time” before countries would return to do business with Russia. However, he insisted this had to take place under the right conditions.
He said: “We just want at this moment to make sure that first Russia makes significant steps in that direction, then any discussion about the lifting of sanctions emerges.
If Russia at some point will come back to more or less normal politics towards its partners and neighbours, most importantly, I don’t think that they should be excluded from competitive markets.”
The White House is repo...
But Kyiv’s sanctions policy chief Vladyslav Vlasiuk told news site Politico it was only a “matter of time” before countries would return to do business with Russia. However, he insisted this had to take place under the right conditions.
He said: “We just want at this moment to make sure that first Russia makes significant steps in that direction, then any discussion about the lifting of sanctions emerges.
If Russia at some point will come back to more or less normal politics towards its partners and neighbours, most importantly, I don’t think that they should be excluded from competitive markets.”
The White House is repo...
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