tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post36565854406431865..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Will EU leaders agree on sanctions for Russia?OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-43620636722318330202014-03-06T23:08:22.058+00:002014-03-06T23:08:22.058+00:00'The upshot is that the US will probably be fo...'The upshot is that the US will probably be forced to take the lead role in confronting Russia.'<br /><br />Well, that's no great surprise.<br /><br />It's an EU Fail.<br /><br />And Open Europe failed to see it.John McClanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169978301785097717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-79506809281682666942014-03-06T17:29:12.069+00:002014-03-06T17:29:12.069+00:00I agree with all the comments. Sadly, the EU is tu...I agree with all the comments. Sadly, the EU is turning into a warmongering monster, fundamentally undemocratic in its ponderous decision making. Jim Kemenyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04470835621505721323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-55675353507588263222014-03-06T12:04:01.128+00:002014-03-06T12:04:01.128+00:00So where is the eussr going to get 11 billion from...So where is the eussr going to get 11 billion from?? it is nothing but a bribe for the illegal government in Kiev, who should hold an election before they can have any credence. The eussr caused this problem in the first place now it is going to use our money to try to sort it out because there is no other way it can intervene.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-58032552747811799782014-03-06T11:56:31.363+00:002014-03-06T11:56:31.363+00:00No sanctions will not be applied for two reasons
...No sanctions will not be applied for two reasons <br /><br />1, they are unlikely to do anything in the short term it would take decades to have any effect.<br /><br />2, Germany gets 40% of its gas from Russia and couldn't risk that being turned off, because of the damage it would do economically to the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-49686952747477406272014-03-06T11:26:13.574+00:002014-03-06T11:26:13.574+00:00The Americans and the Russians were right when the...The Americans and the Russians were right when they agreed f*** the EU. The EU is a risible non-entity in this argument.<br />What will happen is that the Russians, who view Crimea as a vital national interest, will hold on to it, have a referendum there which will choose annexation by Russia and Crimea will return to being a bit of Russia. The question is, what happens to the rest of South East Ukraine; Donetsk may well follow suit.Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-17930777036023140322014-03-06T11:22:12.353+00:002014-03-06T11:22:12.353+00:00No. It will be Ashtonised.No. It will be Ashtonised.Rollohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18255460090580758354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-10529434191330615052014-03-06T11:09:32.535+00:002014-03-06T11:09:32.535+00:00The EU has inflamed the situation by deliberately ...The EU has inflamed the situation by deliberately courting the Ukraine over the last year or two.<br /><br />Are we really surprised that Russia has behaved the way it has? After all, they have considerable military assets in the Ukraine and the Ukraine is on the Russian border.<br /><br />Why are we therefore considering any kind of action when we have stirred up a hornets nest?<br /><br />The EU needs to explain to us all under which mandate and whose authority they have pursued this deliberately inflammatory action.<br /><br />You do not represent us - EU.<br /><br />SCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com