“There can be no talk of lifting sanctions until Russia is brought to heel and persuaded to comply with international rules. And sanctions hurt Russia more than the Kremlin cares to admit. They are slowly reducing Russia’s ability to destabilise Europe and the world.”
Writing in the Guardian this weekend, Pavlo Klimkin, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, has emphasised the importance of the EU’s sanctions on Russia, imposed after the illegal annexation and occupation of Crimea.
Russia’s intentions, he goes on to warn, do not stop with Ukraine. “It greedily eyes other former states and satellites of the Soviet Union, and more broadly seeks …read more
Source: EU Today
