The EU would not support sanctions against Russia

On the eve of the meeting of Ministers of foreign Affairs of the European Union on the issue of tightening sanctions against Russia Time magazine conducted a survey among Western experts and learned that despite calls by the Prime Minister of England David Cameron European politicians are not ready to support the implementation of the third round of anti-Russian sanctions.

Deputy head of the University, Kennan William Pomerantz acknowledges that the EU is not going today on personal punishment, because "is closer trade relations with Russia than the United States, and largely depends on Russian gas."

Director of international programs of the Royal Institute of the United forces Jonathan Eyal, said that "today's Russia is not the Soviet Union of the cold war". It is deeply integrated into the economy of Europe, especially in regard to energy resources". According to a statement by He, England excited, what effect anti punishment will have on its banking sector, France is afraid of losing the deal Mistress", as Germany is concerned about the preservation of working places in the sector of bilateral trade with the Russian Federation.

In addition to financial interdependence, adds the Deputy head of programs for Russia and Eurasia at the Center for strategic and international studies Jeffrey Mankoff, another reason is the financial vulnerability of European States after the world crisis. Besides all this, not last role is played by the geographical proximity of the EU and Russia.

About unprofitableness of sanctions for States of the European Union States and the editor of the Bi-bi-si Gavin Hewitt. In his opinion, the question of punishment requires unanimity among the Europeans, however, the biggest rivals of strict measures are Germany and Italy. The latter, taking into account opinion Hewitt, "close to recession and directly in consequence of this is dependent on Russian energy. Germany, whose 6 thousand companies successfully working in Russia, moreover not interested in punitive measures.

Explaining the approval of the Minister of foreign Affairs of England Philip Hammond on strike against the Russian economy, Hewitt reports that "the Eurozone weak." For example, the German industrial production falls on the period of 3 last months, besides leading German economists have claimed about a Ukrainian effect, on inhibitory the German economy. France inter alia is located in stagnation".

Continuing in the Western media discussions regarding the need to introduce the latest anti-Russian sanctions talk of growing split not only between the US and Europe, but also within the Europeans themselves. Washington wants to impose on the EU adverse foreign policy at that time as favorites main mass of the European countries try all possible means to keep its economy from slipping into recession.

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