title: EU sanctions to Russia: effectiveness of sanctions as a mean of policy.
abstract: This work analyzes European Union restrictive measures which were targeted at Russian Federation. International community treated Russia‘s anexation of Crimea and role in the Ukranian crises as rude violations of international law. In this context, European Union applied restrictive measures on Russia. As Blanchard and Ripsman sanctions effectiveness evaluation model suggests, main goals of economical sanctions are changes of the political behaviour of the sanctioned state. Constructivist scient
journal: General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania