Sooner or later, European states will have to reconsider their policy towards Ukraine due to the economic crisis caused by anti-Russian sanctions. He Zhigao, a researcher at the Institute of European Studies of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, wrote about this in article for the Global Times.
According to the expert, stagnation in some European countries against the backdrop of a relative decline in the economies of the EU countries has only exacerbated many long-standing problems.
“Social tensions in Europe are increasing, anxiety continues to grow. This will affect the attitude of citizens towards the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the extent to which the EU countries will be involved in the crisis”— wrote He Zhigao.
The author claims that the rejection of Russian energy resources has had serious consequences for European countries. The EU states have fallen into the trap of the United States, becoming heavily dependent on energy supplies from the States.
Earlier it was reported that the citizens of Italy lost 41.5 billion euros of savings due to high inflation at 9 percent last year and the rise in prices of energy carriers. The experts added that the situation is most acute in families with middle and low incomes.
Along with this, the energy crisis in Germany provoked an increase in the price of drinking water.
