Russia : Sanctions by US and EU

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Makes one wonder if the sanctions against the Russia Federation by the US and EU is effective?. Or it's just for show.

Russia’s Top 10 Exports

The following export product groups represent the highest dollar value in Russian global shipments during 2013. Also shown is the percentage share each export category represents in terms of overall exports from Russia.
1.Mineral fuels including oil: $304,559,452,000 (57.9% of total exports)
2.Iron and steel: $20,050,729,000 (3.8%)
3.Pearls, gems, precious metals and coins: $14,367,047,000 (2.7%)
4.Fertilizers: $9,119,157,000 (1.7%)
5.Machinery: $8,815,393,000 (1.7%)
6.Wood: $7,324,251,000 (1.4%)
7.Aluminum: $7,181,742,000 (1.4%)
8.Inorganic chemicals: $5,009,209,000 (1%)
9.Copper: $4,962,945,000 (0.9%)
10.Electronic equipment: $4,914,638,000 (0.9%)


Russia’s Top Import Partners

Below is a list of Russia’s top 15 trade partners that imported the most Russian shipments by dollar value during 2013. Also shown is each import country’s percentage share of total exports from Russia.
1.Netherlands: $70,126,107,000 (13.3% of total Russian exports)
2.Italy: $39,323,294,000 (7.5%)
3.Germany: $37,027,812,000 (7%)
4.China: $35,630,503,000 (6.8%)
5.Turkey: $25,499,749,000 (4.8%)
6.Ukraine: $23,795,691,000 (4.5%)
7.Belarus: $20,027,672,000 (3.8%)
8.Japan: $19,648,545,000 (3.7%)
9.Poland: $19,582,165,000 (3.7%)
10.Kazakhstan: $17,460,077,000 (3.3%)
11.United Kingdom: $16,545,036,000 (3.1%)
12.South Korea: $14,868,269,000 (2.8%)
13.Finland: $13,307,818,000 (2.5%)
14.United States: $11,238,028,000 (2.1%)
15.Latvia: $10,333,558,000 (2%)

 

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Makes one wonder if the sanctions against the Russia Federation by the US and EU is effective?. Or it's just for show.

CNN has reported that Russia scorns the sanctions

 

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Ban Russian from hosting the World Cup 2018 and F 1 would be more better.

Ban Russia from hosting the 2018 World Cup and F1 to turn the screw on Putin over MH17, demand MPs

• Russian leader faces calls for sanctions over support for rebels in Ukraine
  
• Pro-Moscow separatists accused of killing 298 in Malaysia Airlines disaster
• MP: 'Football could be used to pressure Putin to change his practices'
• Leaders also want Russia to be stripped of Sochi Grand Prix in October
• F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone says he will '100%' honour deal to stage race

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'Long-term concerns': MPs are calling for Russia to be stripped of the 2018 World Cup to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin after the shooting down of MH17 by pro-Moscow rebels

Vladimir Putin today faced growing calls for Russia to be banned from hosting the World Cup and Formula One races after the shooting down of MH17.
British MPs urged the move to heap pressure on Moscow over its support for pro-Russian separatists who are blamed for killing all 298 people on board the Malaysia Airlines jet.
Tracey Crouch, a member of the culture, media and sport select committee, said Russia should be 'stripped now' of the 2018 football tournament in light of the disaster.
The MP, who is also a qualified football coach, told The Times: 'Football could be used to put pressure on President Putin to change some of his practices.

'Russia was seemingly a democratic country when they won the bid.
'I've had long-term concerns about Russia's human rights and views on homosexuality.'

The Russian bid has already been mired in controversy after it was linked to a corrupt official from the game's world governing body, Fifa.
Two journalists from The Sunday Times - Jonathan Calvert and Heidi Blake - claimed that disgraced Fifa vice-president Mohamed bin Hammam held a secret meeting with Mr Putin shortly before the successful vote.
The revelations came after the paper accused Bin Hammam of buying support for Qatar's successful bid for the 2022 tournament by making payments to football officials involved in the vote.

Ms Blake said there 'may have been some collusion between the two bids.'
Meanwhile, there was increasing pressure to cancel this year's inaugural Grand Prix in Sochi after the MH17 tragedy.

However, Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has said the race will go ahead despite gathering opposition.

Ecclestone is a personal friend of Vladimir Putin and said he will ‘100 per cent’ honour his contract to stage a race in Sochi on October 12 in the face of disquiet among teams, sponsors and politicians.


The situation within the sport is particularly delicate because Malaysian energy company Petronas, title sponsors of Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes team, have established a £1.8million fund for the families of the 298 victims of the disaster.