Andrew Pryma, MBA

Andrew Pryma, MBA

March, 2023

Will sanctions hurt Putin?

Ukraine’s allies think sanctions will hurt our country’s aggressor, especially Putin. Well, it seems the president of the aggressor state still has enough funds to support his allies worldwide.
A few days ago, Romanian pro-Russian senator Diana Shoshoacke, a strong supporter of the Russian regime, recognized territories annexed by Russia in Ukraine and demanded the annexation of territories of the old Romanian kingdom, which are now part of Ukraine.
At the same time, Turkish presidential candidate Doğu Perinçek supported the Russian annexation of the Crimean peninsula and Donbas territories and promised that if he becomes the new president, his country will leave the NATO alliance.
Even the US, which has provided massive support for Ukraine, has indirect Putin supporters. Former President Donald Trump was ready to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours by negotiating a deal with Russia that would not favor Ukraine. Also, we witnessed the latest debates about support for Ukraine, where that support was questioned by the Governor of Florida, Republican Ron DeSantis, who stated that protecting Ukraine’s borders is not a vital US interest.

Furthermore, the Prime Minister of Hungary, Victor Orban, keeps blocking the EU’s decisions to support Ukraine and arrest the President of Russia. This list goes on and on. The sanctions seem to have not significantly hurt the propaganda machine that supports dozens of politicians globally. Moreover, it keeps trying to achieve Putin’s goal of expanding the borders of Russia.