The European Union wishes to delegate decision making on further steps in relations with Russia Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande, and if France is likely to vote against the hard line, the Position of Germany is still unclear, writes the German business magazine.
Insider information available to the print edition, speaks of 2 possible solutions concerning punishment against Russia, the validity of which ends in July. 1st - extend until the end of the year, the second - to postpone a decision until the forthcoming summit.
the head of the European Commission Donald Tusk is Poland, which, along with the Baltic States, adheres to the most stringent position on Russia. However, he realizes that to bow to the overwhelming number of EU countries will not be easy.
for example, France is under severe internal pressure, and from among them the Popular front, and the country's leader Francois Hollande forced to refrain from any steps that have the ability to damage the French economy, and the suspension of the execution of the contract by the Mistral warships "suspended" 2, 5 thousand jobs.
anyway Tusk has currently to be in constant interaction with Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel as direct participants in the peace process in Ukraine, the journal emphasizes.
The position of Germany as long as it remains least clear in this matter, However, the economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel at a recent event at the Russian Embassy in Berlin has hinted that the country is very interested in developing a constructive relationship with Russia, reminds DWN.
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