Andreas Umland and Christopher A. Hartwell: Why EU sanctions on Russia are overrated but still needed
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square in Moscow on May 9.
Calls for canceling the EU’s sanctions on Russia after they expire in July 2016 have recently been gathering momentum across Western Europe. On April 28, the French parliament passed a non-binding resolution recommending that the EU’s trade limits and other restrictions on Russia be lifted.
