By Ben Aris in Berlin In December the EU commissioned a secret report to assess just how badly the war in Ukraine, and the polycrisis it is fuelling is hurting Europe’s economy. Good news. The conclusion was that the bounce-back effect of sanctions imposed on Russia have “largely sparred” Europe’s own economy. In all the EU member state have spent a total of €525bn on relief and subsidies and given the size of the EU economy (€16.6 trillion) that is a relatively modest amount – 3.1% or less than many countries spent on stimulus during the coronacrisis. However, the same is true of Russia. Sanc…