“We must not shoot ourselves in the foot with the sanctions,” said Leonore Gewessler, Austria’s energy minister, who seemed a little overwhelmed. But that is exactly what should happen, reports the “Welt” from the current sanctions situation in Germany, which will not be much different in Austria.
Imports from Russia reached the highest level in March since 2013. Germany is missing one of the main goals of its trade policy, reports the “Welt”: The country is not freeing itself from its economic dependence on Russia. And it is not possible to deprive President Vladimir Putin of the opportunity to use the proceeds from international trade to finance war and terror.
