Europe’s fight to stay united over war in Ukraine
The EU has shown solidarity against Russia’s invasion, but with soaring inflation, a cost of living crisis and possible energy rationing, leaders now face a daunting test.
Marlies Jakob was one of dozens of ordinary Germans who took part in a phone-in show on Deutschlandfunk radio last week about sanctions against Russia. Her intervention should alarm policymakers from Paris and Brussels to Berlin.
Jakob said she was prepared to take cold showers and wear three sweaters in winter if that would stop Russia’s war against Ukraine. But, she insisted, “the opposite is true”, adding: “Thanks to sanctions ... prices are rising and Russia is raking it in as never before.”
Financial Times
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