Moscow would come off worse in any round of sanctions. But offering aid and trade to Kiev might send a stronger messageRelations between Russia and the west are at their lowest ebb since the end of the cold war a quarter of a century ago. Europe and America say missiles supplied by the Kremlin to separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine were responsible for the shooting down of flight MH17. The sanctions imposed last week are designed to force Vladimir Putin to accept that the economic consequences of stirring up trouble in Ukraine will be severe. Putin denies responsibility for the …read more
Source: The Guardian
