Putin antoi käskyn vastatoimista - 'Tämä on osa kiihtyvää peliä'
Ilta-Sanomat
Pauliina Jokinen
Programme Director at the Institute Mika Aaltola commented on Russia’s counter sanctions in Ilta-Sanomat on August 5th. According to him, the sanctions policy has its symbolic meaning, and in that regard Russia had to respond in some way to the sanctions imposed against it.