long as it's bought and delivered by a third party that's not russia or former british diplomat william alanson says the situation is contradictory. the more effective these sanctions are the paradoxes the more they are likely to strengthen the russian economy which has to become more independent and self-sufficient than it is even more so the other effect that it's likely to have is that it's helping the russians and the chinese to move away from the dollar so in that sense the us move is slightly suicidal thus it is important to get round the sanctions as hypocrisy or the presentation yes we've got sanctions but then a french company a clever french company makes a profit by buying. gas at a certain moment and by the way one very important final point is that another excuse for these for these sanctions of course is the. alleged meddling in the us elections i've never seen such hypocrisy from the art. of the last century which is the united states which is meddled in not only meddled in foreign elections but actually replace the government cynically well we'll be back with more news at the to

as long as it's autumn delivered by a search party that's not russia former british diplomat william alanson says the situation is hypocritical. the more effective these sanctions are the paradoxes the more they are likely to strengthen the russian economy which has to become more independent and self-sufficient than it is even more so the other effect that is likely to have is is that it's helping the russians and the chinese to move away from the dollar so in that sense. it's slightly suicidal thus it is important to get round the sanctions as hypocrisy or the presentation yes we've got sanctions but then a french company a clever french company makes a profit by buying liquefied gas at a certain moment and by the way one very important final point is another excuse for these for these sanctions of course is the. alleged meddling in the us elections i've never seen such hypocrisy from the arch medlar of the last century which is the united states which is middle not only middle been in foreign elections but actually replace government similarly. a u.s. spy plane has been intercepted by a r

please speak now to william alanson former british diplomat author and professor at marconi university so william and i suspect i'm learning here this is how sanctions a circle navigated over the years and still now perhaps so we got russian gas heating american homes how does that fit in with the anti russia sanctions imposed by washington. it underlines firstly the hypocrisy of the whole thing with a great deal to say about this so do interrupt me for if i rabbit on for too long this whole question of sanctions. almost began over two hundred years ago oddly enough when russia the catherine the great imposed the blockade on britain which was being very bolshie towards a free america and paradoxically that strengthen the british economy and helped to lead to a very strong british industrial revolution so the more effective these sanctions are the paradoxes the more they are likely to strengthen the russian economy which has to become more independent and self-sufficient than it is even more so. we've seen signs of that recently the other effect that is likely to have is that it's helpi

subject to sanctions as long as it is bought and delivered by a third party that's not russia william alanson former british diplomat and author use the word hypocrisy to describe the situation over russian gas. the more effective these sanctions are paradoxes the more they are likely to strengthen the russian economy which has to become more independent and self-sufficient when it is even more effect that is likely to have. is that it's helping the russians and the chinese to move away from the dollar in that sense. it's slightly suicide thus it is important to get round the sanctions as hypocrisy or the presentation yes we've got sanctions but then a french company a clever french company makes a profit by buying. leapfrog us at a certain moment by the way one very important final point is another excuse for these for these sanctions of course is the. alleged meddling in the us elections i've never seen such hypocrisy from the arch medlar of the last century which is the united states which is meddled not only meddled in foreign elections but actually placed government cynically. the syrian