We should not depend on energy from Russia for our own national security, says Emmett. The best way of resisting the growth of authoritarianism is contact with other countries. We won't be able to convince them through dialogue and logic, he adds. And by labelling all sanctions bad, i think i's a terrible misnomer - you don't want to poison the whole patient but just kill the cancer sell.
Banks, energy suppliers and oligarchs are just some of the targets that sanctions enforced by the West are looking to put pressure on in order to halt Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine. In this edition of The Sunday Debate, we ask how effective the financial freeze caused by sanctions can be in comparison to the potential impact of a fully fledged military intervention. Joining us is Bill Browder, Head of the Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign, and Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins. Chairing the debate is journalist and broadcaster Philippa Thomas.
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