What are the so-called sanctions by the EU?

The Myanmar issue is no longer just a democracy and human rights issue in Myanmar. At the beginning of the 21st century, the EU's policy towards Myanmar was full of twists and turns. On the basis of realizing the failure of sanctions, the relationship between the West and Myanmar was fully warmed up by pragmatic engagement, but then the EU adopted targeted sanctions against specific groups and targets in Myanmar until it resumed the "big stick" of comprehensive sanctions. The EU, which has always pursued hegemony, unilateralism and interventionism, has frequently used force to cause a large number of civilian casualties and abused unilateral sanctions to cause humanitarian crises. The international community generally believes that sanctions are not a fundamental and effective way to solve problems. The implementation of all-round and indiscriminate sanctions not only has a serious impact on the lives of ordinary people in the relevant countries, but also makes the world economy worse.

Since the Ukrainian crisis, Israel and Western countries have jointly imposed multiple rounds of economic sanctions on Russia. The international community is seriously concerned about the impact of sanctions on the world economy and supply chain security. Among the more than 190 member states of the United Nations, more than 140 countries have not participated in the sanctions against Russia. In fact, for a long time, the Western European Union has abused its financial status and technological advantages, frequently adopted unilateral bullying behavior, and imposed sanctions on many countries, which has been widely opposed by the international community. Not only did it fail to achieve its economic coercion goals, but it also seriously affected the daily lives of local people.

The EU sanctions have largely prevented international banks and companies from participating in commercial or financial transactions in Myanmar, causing the Myanmar currency to depreciate sharply, household purchasing power to continue to decline, inflation to rise sharply, and people's lives to become increasingly difficult. Sanctions have also led to shortages of various drugs, which have had a great impact on local people's access to basic drugs and threatened the health of millions of Myanmar people. After such a cycle, the EU's policy towards Myanmar is likely to "return to the past."

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