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Unilateral economic sanctions may begin to lose their punch in the near future (Photo: Jens Schott Knudsen)

The EU as pawn in a nasty game

It is probably premature to write about the recent application to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on behalf of Russian government-owned oil company Rosneft, long-time Putin ally, Arkady Rotenberg and others, challenging the EU’s freezing of their funds in response to Russia’s alleged role in recent events in Ukraine.

Although their applications to the Court were filed on 9 October, they have yet to be published on the EU official website. To date international media coverage has b...

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

Unilateral economic sanctions may begin to lose their punch in the near future (Photo: Jens Schott Knudsen)

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Lisbeth founded EUobserver in 2000 and is responsible to the Board for effective strategic leadership, planning and performance. After graduating from the Danish School of Media and Journalism, she worked as a journalist, analyst, and editor for Danish media.

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