Didn't expect Europe to take such a strong action! Europe has really gone all out! Europe has announced the eighteenth round of sanctions against Russia. Originally, it was thought that this round of sanctions would not be particularly significant, but after looking at the details, it became clear that Europe is indeed going all out against Russia. According to the sanctions issued by Europe, Europe imposed sanctions on 22 Russian banks in one go. These banks even include major Russian banks such as Surgutneftegaz Bank, Northern Gas Bank, and Energy Transport Bank.
Evidently, by sanctioning so many Russian banks, Europe aims to completely zero out these banks' European trade settlement operations, which will greatly hit Russia's energy export business. The intention of Europe's actions is to actively exclude Russia's energy from the European market, greatly compressing Russia's ability to obtain funds through exporting energy to Europe.
Undoubtedly, in Europe's view, only by worsening Russia's financial situation as much as possible can they stop Russia's war machine. This also indicates that after the United States announced continued aid to Ukraine and set a 50-day deadline, Europe sees this as a huge opportunity for Russia to stop. Of course, such sanctions will have side effects for Europe, as Europe will have to bear higher energy prices. Europe is gritting its teeth and going all out, while the US is increasing its aid, which is a big test for Russia.
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