With tensions between Russia and Ukraine flaring around Crimea this month, German Chancellor Angela Merkel set down a marker: European sanctions on Russia would stay in place come January, she said, as she had seen little evidence that Russia has made any efforts at the implementation of the Minsk ceasefire.
Of course, the extension of sanctions is widely expected to be a hotly contested issue in Brussels, and it was only a matter of time before a chorus of dissenting voices began to rise across the continent. The latest is Slovakia’s Prime Minister Robert Fico, who met with Russian President Vladimir …read more
Source: The American Interest
