EU To Use ‘Thousand Cuts’ Tactics Against Russian Federation

The Russians are becoming outcasts to a greater and greater extent.

The European Parliament recognized Russia as a sponsor of terrorism and a state carrying out terrorist activities. Although this decision is advisory in nature, it will create a new political reality, and will have its consequences for the Russian Federation.

Russia and the Russians are increasingly becoming pariahs. European leaders will not be able to ignore this decision, because it was taken by the entire European Union. The EU may use the “thousand cuts” tactics against Russia. This was told by a political analyst, an expert on international politics, ex-People's Deputy of Ukraine Taras Chornovil in an interview with Glavred.

“Although there will be few direct consequences for Russia, the EU sanctions policy will become tougher. The European Union will gradually oppress and limit Russia, that is, it will use the tactics of “thousands of cuts,” Chornovil notes.

However, one should not expect an immediate strong effect from this, the political analyst notes. This will have an immediate effect only on the Russian elites. But although this should have been an impetus for action for them, the elites of the Russian Federation and ordinary Russians are unlikely to take action.

“But I personally do not believe that the Russians will start doing something. For the Russian elites, who are not too ceremonious with human life, this should be a good signal that it is time to end Putin, send him to Lenin-Stalin. But the Russians are too afraid, they are even afraid to think that the leader of the country can be eliminated,” Chornovil says.