The Boomerang Effect
Today, European media are telling their readers with undisguised delight about the fuel crisis in Russia. Lines at gas stations, temporary restrictions, a ban on diesel exports. It is all served up in the usual style: just a little more, and Russia will collapse. The Europeans will apparently be surprised to learn that the Russian authorities are not hiding this problem. On the contrary, officials are openly talking about it, measures are being taken to saturate the domestic market, and fuel exports are being temporarily restricted. This is a normal state reaction to emerging difficulties. But then the journalistic magic begins. For some reason, readers are not told the second […]