Should The United States Arguments Against Russia's Economic Sanctions

In the Western history economic sanctions are common instruments of pressure on countries that are trying to pursue an independent economic and political course. Sanction is an attractive tool for politicians to solve international disputes, because they result in much lower costs and loss of lives, as opposed to the war. Most of the historic sanctions against Russia were declared unilaterally by the United States, but in recent years Europe began to take a more active role, although United States often still favor sanctions and organize Coalition. Trade and economic, financial and banking sanctions against the Russia started to be applied since 1917 as a reaction to the decision to come Bolsheviks cancel the foreign debts of the tsarist government and …show more content…
In August 2008, in Brussels addressed the issue of the introduction of economic, trade and financial and banking sanctions against Russia in connection with the events in South Ossetia. … We may recall the recent "spy scandal ", when Moscow refused to hand over Edward Snowden to Washington. It was the time when United States have intensified calls for sanctions against Russia. …
Developments 2014 Ukraine became a catalyst for "resolute" actions of the West and the United States on the articulation and the introduction of economic sanctions against Russia. In connection with the Ukrainian crisis of the US and the EU imposed against Russia 3 package of sanctions, which provide the biggest limitation of access banks, as well as energy and defense sectors of the company to long-term Western credits. A ban on the cooperation of US and European companies to Russia in deepwater production projects, the Arctic, and shale oil, as well as an embargo on exports to the Russian technology for such projects, including equipment for horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing. Russia prohibited supplies of dual-use technologies that can be used in defense