in fact , a blockade of megara was established. the city's residents had no choice but to complain to the athenians' spartan rival. thus, the long pylapanesian war began because of the first known economic sanctions in history, devastating all of ancient greece. today, our the program is also about sanctions, it is also about war, about how moscow, minsk psyfisms of the west harm the world economy. and the west itself. i am glad to welcome, in our studio is inna aleksandrovna vitrenko, doctor of political science, professor, head of the department of social technologies, ran hicks from the russian federation. hello, hello. i am glad to welcome in our studio georgy vasilyevich grits, candidate of economic sciences, professor. hello, good afternoon. and alexander dudchak, economist, joins our broadcast via skype, leading researcher at the institute of cis countries, phd in economics. greetings, alexander. they set these sanctions, they are losing in this battle and the goals that have not been partially achieved, why partially, becau