COVID-19 as an excuse for lifting sanctions on Russia?

There has been an increased number of calls for rolling back the EU sanctions against Russia in order to help contain the spread of the coronavirus, but this idea is dangerous, argues Inna Sovsun.

Disclaimer - All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s), not Euractiv Media.

A handout photo made available by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Service shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (R), wearing a face mask, visiting an Ukrainian army position near the contact line with Russian-backed separatist rebels, outside the village of Petrivske in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, 11 April 2020, during the coronavirus [EPA/EFE]

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