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- Dmitry Medvedev - Georgia - Russia


Russia seeks to avert EU wrath over Georgia
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Sanction Russia.

by Rabelais (not verified) - 01/09/2008 - 19:38

I personally think EU should take this oportunity and radically sanction Russia. The best thing that could ever happen for EU is if Russia would respond with energy sanctions against EU. If they would cut off the gas then finally we would see Germany, Italy, Poland and others building nuclear energy plants like France has done long time ago and eliminate Russian gas in Europe. This would reduce pollution, create thousands of high tech and well paid jobs, weaken Russia and strenghtening EU.

the west can't bully everyone

by john smith (not verified) - 31/08/2008 - 15:42

It's so great to see the west finally meet it's match, after years of bullying and attemted isolation of states that "don't conform". They seem to think that threatening with sanctions will make Russia back down: Russia is the one who should be threatening the west with sanctions, maybe energy sanctions? After all, years of sanctions against a small country like North Korea didn't work, so what makes the west think they can sanction Russia? Without Russia's gas, the EU would be in big trouble. Doesn't anyone find it a bit suspicious that Bernard Kouchner had "threatened" Russia with sanctions, only to back down almost immediately? US and Europe, you can't win this one, well done on recognising Kosovo (in violation of a security council resolution which France UK and US are part of) and opening up this can of worms.

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