Russia can continue its military actions in Ukraine for at least another year, Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croy said during a meeting of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss resort of Davos, Reuters reported, BTA reported.
De Croy specified that it is vital that the 16th package of sanctions against Moscow include restrictions related to gas, energy and fertilizers. "Our analysis shows that the Russian economy can withstand the war for another year", he added.
Donald Trump said yesterday that if Moscow does not make a deal with Ukraine "now", "he will have no choice but to impose high levels of tariffs, fees and sanctions on everything Russia sells to the United States and other countries," reported Agence France-Presse.
"It is time to FIND A DEAL", the new US president wrote on his social network "Truth Social". "I am not looking for a way to harm Russia. "I love the Russian people and I have always had very good relations with President Putin," he added.
The United States has already imposed several rounds of sanctions on imports from Russia, which have fallen sharply, from $4.3 billion in the period January-November 2023 to $2.9 billion in the same period last year. Among the products imported into the United States, fertilizers and metals occupy an important place, AFP recalls.