US expert: Washington’s sanctions on Moscow are similar to shooting yourself in the foot

William Roger, head of the American Institute for Economic Research, considered that the sanctions imposed by the United States on Russia were like shooting yourself in the foot.

“The political decision-making by the current administration appears to benefit the American taxpayer or some people abroad, but in reality, it is like shooting yourself in the foot,” Russia Today website quoted Roger as saying.

Roger pointed to the failure of sanctions to push the countries that target them to force them to give up what they consider necessary to their vital national interests.

Roger pointed out that Russia, under the pressure of sanctions, has increased its financial resources due  to the sale of energy resources, which constitutes a new periodic case of the consequences that came as a result of incorrect behavior.

It is noteworthy that Western countries imposed extensive and unprecedented sanctions on Russia after launching the special operation to protect Donbass, which caused economic problems for the United States, Britain and the European Union, including a sharp rise in fuel and food prices.

O. al-Mohammad