As he noted in an interview with RIA Novosti, restrictions against Russia led to significant losses and even bankruptcy of enterprises in eastern Germany.
“The impact of these sanctions on small and medium-sized businesses in eastern Germany turned out to be even higher than on West German enterprises. I personally know in my district entrepreneurs who have suffered as a result of anti-Russian sanctions, up to bankruptcy. Moreover, in Thuringia alone 220 companies are engaged in trade with Russia, ”said Friesen.
According to him, in the eastern part of Germany, almost all parties, including the CDU and the Social Democrats, support lifting the sanctions against Russia. Only members of the Greens faction oppose.
Earlier, German media spoke about the losses of the EU from anti-Russian sanctions.
Leading researcher at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Sergey Fedorov, in an interview with the FBA “Economics Today” commented on reports of EU losses from restrictions against Russia.