Sanctions on Russia cost EU up to 100bn dollars, says Putin
(AGI) St. Petersburg, June 19 - Sanctions against Russia mayhave cost the European Union up to 100 billion dollars,Russia's President Vladimir Putin affirmed on Friday at theInternational Economics Forum in St. Petersburg. "Our Europeanpartners have run various calculations," he said. "Some spokeof 40 to 50 billion dollars in losses for European partners.The last data I heard from Europe indicates that the lossescould come close to 100 billion dollars." Putin blamed "globaldecisions" rather than local conflicts for the current threatof another Cold War, and denounced the U.S.'s decision towithdraw from the