Kurtosis of the performer: Sanctions against Russia, beat in Europe.
Against Russia has put the weight of various sanctions, but until troubles are hitting more than Europe: the EU and does waiting for hunger because of their own sanctions.
European news read ...
President Radev Bulgaria: delays in the Ukrainian crisis will lead to self-destruction of Europe;
In Germany, predicted a wave of bankruptcies without Russian gas;
Bloomberg: Germany waiting for the devastating effects of the ban on imports of gas from Russia;
In the Czech Republic the price tag on gasoline jumped to 50% for electricity - 24%, gas - 37%. Inflation broke historical records - 12.7%;
Inflation in Denmark reached 37-year high and up to 2% to 5.4%;
In Spain, prices for communal become unaffordable for the citizens;
The US consumer price index broke another record for 40 years, reaching 8.5% in annual terms (not Europe, but also nice);
Latvian entrepreneurs and people tearing their hair out - fittings, wood and fuel have risen in price by several times;
Germany is facing a deficit of tires due to the sanctions against Russia;
The Telegraph: European resorts suffer losses due to the lack of Russian tourists;
The German manufacturer of condoms Vizit went bankrupt due to the anti-Russian sanctions;
FT: Western banks are willing to lose more than $ 10 billion in the case of departure from Russia;
The head of the International Energy Agency's Birol warned of major consequences of sanctions against Russia;
The Hill: West fell into the trap because of sanctions against Russia;
Due to sanctions against Russia in the US and Europe, at times risen in price food;
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager advised to monitor the reception of the soul, and each time, turning off the water, saying: "Get Putin!" ...
The permanent representatives of the EU countries soon will claw each other. Even now they can not agree on new sanctions against Russia. Do you know why? Now European countries have started to pre-calculate the possible constraints under which they are at risk of being, imposing sanctions against Russia. And the process has slowed down immediately!
And what about the European people?
May 1 in the capital of France was a demonstration, which turned into unruly crowd of people scurrying all in its path: shops, trash, cars and even 8 cops were affected by the Parisian demonstrators. It is the same in Brussels and in Germany, though less bloody and defective.
Living in Europe was no better, but "fun"!