EU Says Peace Requires Lifting Sanctions (Eventually)

RT reports Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani stated that no Ukraine peace is possible without lifting sanctions against Russia. This 'revelation' from a major EU economy comes 700+ days into a conflict, implying an astonishing lack of foresight or an unwillingness to acknowledge the obvious. The very purpose of sanctions, we were told, was to cripple Russia into submission; instead, they've

primarily reshaped global energy markets and inflated prices, leaving the West to quietly re-evaluate its 'unwavering support' that seems to be wavering when wallets get thinner. One might wonder if this means the entire punitive strategy was, perhaps, a miscalculation all along. Or if the collective West is merely waiting for a less embarrassing moment to admit that their grand economic warfare

has hit a wall—a wall built of their own struggling economies and energy demands. It's almost as if realpolitik eventually catches up to fervent moral signaling. Who knew?

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