Allied indigestion

When the Kremlin decides on the so -called antisancies limiting Russians access to European products, many observers - unlike many leaders - immediately realized what the difference between Russian sanctions and European. And this difference is not at all that Europeans forbade Rogozin to go on a date to Parmesan, and the Russians forbade Parmesan to meet with Rogozin. It is that Europeans agree on their sanctions for a long time and stubbornly, listening to the opinion of every EU country. And the allies of Putin from Astana and Minsk learned about Russian sanctions on TV. In Russia, it never occurred to anyone to agree to coordinate their decision with partners, but at least to inform them.

Agree that you need to be a complete idiot, so as not to use the opening opportunities. A huge market extends in front of you, devoid of familiar food. There are a great many schemes for enrichment. One of the simplest is "processing". Or maybe just a reupering of Western products by Belarusian manufacturers. Alexander Lukashenko does not even hide the fact that his country earns millions of dollars on Russian antisancations. But Rogozin can sprinkle the Belarusian spaghetti by Belarusian parmesan and crush the Belarusian lobsters in the paste - overtaking!

But suppose that Rogozin is not only siblings, but also a perfectionist. And he wants his cook to print Italian rather than Belarusian packaging. Moreover, it is not known what Lukashenko mixed into this cheese - maybe he already consists of half the Belovezhsky Parmesan. For such an amateur there is another good scheme - transit to Kazakhstan. That is, the most ordinary Italian products are supplied through Belarus to Kazakhstan - and disappears on the immense expanses of the country of victorious antisanctions. But the cheese is exactly from Parma, and Omar is clearly not bream.

All this mockery of the national pride of Great Russians led to a predictable result: Putin was offended. And offended, he decided to punish the selfless allies. They decided not to let Belarusian products, Kazakhstani transit is banned.

It is clear that Lukashenko and Nazarbayev are furious. Not only that no one consulted with them, introducing antisancies - so now they are also punished for using the situation - by the way, without violating nothing. Lukashenko, as in the good old houses, arranged a public drainage to Russian officials. Nazarbayev simply refused consultations. The Customs Union ordered a long time to live: there is a border between the partners again, and, apparently, this is only the beginning.

Lukashenko perfectly understands that in the conditions of the approaching collapse of the Russian economy, no one will feed him. Now he is cutting off the last shreds of wool from Russia - and wants an additional fee for loyalty. There will be no board - there will be no Belarus. Kazakhstan has its own problems and its own, Nazarbayevskaya pride.

We often call the Customs Union the "Union of dictators". But even such a format of cooperation implies that one dictator does not wipe his feet on others.