The left party of Germany: sanctions on Russia not to break

"Stupid" eu sanctions "Will not bring Russia to its knees", RIA Novosti reported statement by the leader of the faction of the left party in the bundestag, dietmar bartsch. Barch stressed that the current sanctions are in no way commensurate with the disaster that overcame the Russians during the second world war. Who knows russia, knows that during the second world war millions of people died there from hunger and thirst, he can't seriously think that these stupid sanctions will bring her to her knees, curled politician in an interview with bild am sonntag. He expressed confidence that the german government is mistaken in assuming that "Sanctions can achieve something". Earlier, former german chancellor gerhard schroeder said about the "Conditional" nature of american and European sanctions against russia. These sanctions serve only probation. I would like to help improve relations between Russia and the European union. This requires both sides, and i want to make a modest contribution, he said. In may, the former chancellor has stressed that Russia – "The most important neighbor of the European union" and indicated the interdependence of Berlin and Moscow: if "Germany needs resources and the Russian market, the Russian technologies and know-how of the german economy".