Moscow will not be able to maintain its military potential due to tough Western sanctions imposed in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Tuesday in Vilnius, Voice of America reports..
“We now have extensive sanctions that will set the Russian economy back decades.. This means that she will not be able to participate in the global economic and technological progress,” Scholz told reporters during a visit to Vilnius..
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“According to forecasts, this means that Russia will not even be able to maintain its military potential at the same level,” the German chancellor said, adding that in the past Moscow has abused the import of civilian goods for military purposes..
As a result of sanctions imposed by the West against Russia for the war unleashed against Ukraine, there was a serious shortage of semiconductors, electrical and computer equipment. Experts believe that the technological crisis in Russia has already begun.