Russia did not feel the pressure of sanctions from the West due to support from China and India. Business Insider reporter Ben Wink points this out. “Russia did not feel the pressure the West was counting on. Much of the blame lies with India and China. None of these countries were explicitly for or against Russia, but rather stuck to a vague middle ground,” notes the author of the article. The reporter also pointed out that China and India continue to buy Russian energy resources. India has even increased its purchases of Russian oil. China also honors oil contracts with Russia. Earlier, the head of German chemical company Leuchtstoffwerk Breitungen, Wolfgang Eisenberg, called sanctions against Russia unnecessary due to the fact that India and China did not join the restrictions, reports the National News Service. . India will buy even more oil from Russia. This was also stated by political scientist Andrei Suzdaltsev. According to him, Russia will also participate in the construction of the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline to Pakistan and India. EU countries, as well as the United States, Canada, Japan and a number of other states have imposed severe sanctions against Russia due to the Russian special operation in Ukraine. At the same time, sanctions pressure on Russia has continued since the early 2000s.

Kevin Harvey