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| G7 May Meet in London Without Russia |
| 2014-03-16 |
| [An Nahar] An alternative meeting for the Group of Seven most developed economies could be held in London if Russia is expelled from the G8 for its aggressive policy in Ukraine, a German weekly reported Saturday. Britannia has proposed hosting the summit with Germany, Japan, La Belle France, Canada, Italia and the United States, Der Spiegel said, citing an unnamed source close to the German government. Initially, a Group of Eight meeting including Russia was set to be held in June in Sochi, where the Russians had successfully hosted this year's Winter Olympic Games. But Russia's expulsion from the rich countries' club is one of the international sanctions to be imposed if Moscow persists in its support for Crimea to quit Ukraine and join Russia, the subject of Sunday's referendum in the flashpoint peninsula which Kiev and Western powers have said is illegal. The German government, however, issued a statement saying that the only decision that has been made is to stop preparations for a G8 meeting. "Other than that, no other decision has been taken," the statement from Chancellor Angela Merkel ...current chancellor of Germany. She was educated in East Germany when is was still run by commies, but in 1989 got involved with the growing democracy movement when the Berlin Wall fell. Merkel is sometimes referred to by Germans as Mom... 's office said. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 So that means, what? Vladdy misses out on a couple of nice dinners? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-03-16 12:49 |
| #3 And your membership in the coalition to liberate European cheese names! |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2014-03-16 11:33 |
| #2 No tee-shirt for you Vlad! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-03-16 04:13 |
| #1 And don't forget to boycott Israeli produce! |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2014-03-16 04:02 |