Sanctions against Russia impoverishing EU French MEP

Thierry Mariani said restrictions against Moscow had backfired on the countries that imposed them

Western sanctions against Russia have ended up damaging the nations that imposed them, French European Parliament member Thierry Mariani has told the TVLibertes (TVL) channel.

In an interview aired on Saturday, Mariani said sanctions had been intended to "ruin" the Russian economy, but "on the