Western reports: Qatar looks to profit from war at Russia’s expense

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky held talks with the Emir of Qatar, Sheik Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, to impose economic sanctions on Russia, a local media report revealed on Thursday.

Doha has long sought to present itself to the Americans and Europeans as an alternative to Russian energy, which constitutes 40% of European energy consumption. It is expected that Russia will take the decision to stop the flow of natural gas to European countries, in a possible response to the unjust Western sanctions against Moscow.

Russia has repeatedly denied it will take any action to cut off natural gas from Europe, saying it will not disrupt energy markets around the world.

A report, published, said: The Ukrainian president is seeking help from the rest of the world to stop Russian movement within its territory. Ukraine is struggling to confront Moscow after last week’s announcement of a special Russian military operation on Ukrainian territory.

Russia announced a large-scale offensive last week, on Thursday 24 February; this has led many Western countries to announce their support for Ukraine by imposing some sanctions and embargoes on the Russian side.

Qatar and Ukraine are in talks to impose financial sanctions on Russia in order to stop its military action against Ukraine, a process that could affect other European countries, the report said.

The report also mentioned the talks the Emir of Qatar had with the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, pointing out that these talks focused on economic measures that Qatar might take in response to Russia’s war on Ukraine.

At present, the President of Ukraine is negotiating with the leadership of several countries on sanctions, in an attempt to stop the so-called “military operation against his country, which could later be extended to other European countries”, the report said.

Qatar is trying to take advantage of the ongoing war as an advantage and to put financial pressure on Russia, especially as these sanctions will target the Russian oil sector.

The report said Qatar’s latest game aims to increase its presence in the oil and gas export sector worldwide.