It is seven years since the EU imposed sanctions against Russia for its occupation of Crimea, its main response to the aggression against Ukraine. Their goal was to not only send Russia a political signal but practically impede the absorption of the occupied peninsula. However, in the seven years of sanctions, we have seen many violations, such as Dutch companies helping build the Kerch bridge and Siemens supplying electric turbines to power stations in occupied Crimea, yet no punishment for EU entities violating EU sanctions on Crimea: prosecutors did not find grounds for opening an investigation.
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A Russian national flag flies in front of one of the Kremlin ruby stars in downtown Moscow on August 10, 2021.
