BEIJING, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) According to a Hungarian M1 TV report on the 3rd, former Belgian Prime Minister and Member of the European Parliament Guy Verhofstadt publicly admitted for the first time that the EU's sanctions policy against Russia had failed.
According to reports, Verhofstadter posted a tweet on social media about the zero effect of sanctions against Russia.
He wrote: "One picture shows everything... Nine rounds of sanctions, the impact is less than zero!"
The M1 TV reporter recalled that Verhofstadter was "a politician who was often critical of Hungary, its government, and its national interests. For the first time in a long time, he admitted that the sanctions aimed at destroying Russia were ineffective." .”
According to previous reports, the European Council approved the ninth round of sanctions against Russia proposed by the European Commission on December 15, 2022.
Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasized on the sanctions imposed on Russia that Western countries are trying to push Russia to the brink of world development through sanctions, but Russia will never take the road of self-isolation.