War in Ukraine: Moscow reacts calmly to new threat of sanctions

Russia has reacted to the proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine including new threats of sanctions from the West. Russia will not be intimidated by this and has got used to the punitive measures anyway, Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskow told state television in Moscow. “We even imagine what we do after the imposition of these sanctions, how we will minimize your consequences,” said Peskow. “To scare us with sanctions is in vain.”

US President Donald Trump had threatened Russia new sanctions if the country of a ceasefire refused. For a 30-day break, Moscow places conditions, including an end to the western arms deliveries to Ukraine. Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) joined the threat of sanctions. On the schedule for a ceasefire, he last said: “I have the great hope that there will be an appointment over this weekend for an armistice in Ukraine.”

Russia continues to sell raw materials – money for the war economy

The EU and the United States have occupied Russia with numerous sanctions in order to take the basis for the continuation of the war of aggression against Ukraine. Western experts also certify the Russian economy that is not expected. The many economic problems are unmistakable because there is a lack of simple access to western technology. However, the large-scale raw material power continues to take billions from oil and gas sale. The money in turn keeps the war economy going.

A ceasefire imposed by Russia is one -sided until midnight (11:00 p.m. CEST). The warring parties have repeatedly accomplished violations of the fire break in the past two days. Russia has been waging his war of aggression against Ukraine for more than three years.