Позволю себе в порядке моветона высказаться по теме.
Отвечая на вопрос американского агентства, Обама, в частности,
заявил:
"I do want to point out, though, that the only reason that we’re seeing this cease-fire at this moment is because of both the sanctions that have already been applied and the threat of further sanctions,
which are having a real impact on the Russian economy and have isolated Russia in a way that we have not seen in a very long time".
Не кажется ли вам, что угроза очередной порции санкций действительно подействовала на Путина?