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| Russia says EU was right not to choose sanctions |
| 2008-09-02 |
| Russia praised the European Union on Tuesday for taking a "responsible approach" to its conflict with Georgia by refusing to impose sanctions or freeze ties with Moscow. Leaders from the 27 European Union member states met in Brussels on Monday and threatened to postpone talks with Russia on a new partnership pact if Moscow did not withdraw its troops to pre-conflict positions in Georgia by mid-September. But the EU summit was unable to reach a consensus on the sanctions that some members, including the Baltic states, had been pushing for, highlighting the bloc's divisions on whether and how best to punish its largest energy supplier. "There were calls from some states to impose sanctions on Russia and freeze relations," the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. "But the main thing is that ... the majority of EU states showed a responsible approach and confirmed their course towards partnership with Russia, realizing all too well the importance of mutually beneficial cooperation," it added. ... |
| Posted by:ed |
| #7 Sanctions make little sense now Reorientation does |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2008-09-02 23:35 |
| #6 Couldn't we could take the fuel problem off the table by just blowing up the pipelines? I that would clarify things for everyone. |
| Posted by: flash91 2008-09-02 17:24 |
| #5 Expecting a cold winter in Europe, I see. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-09-02 11:27 |
| #4 Yah, but it was a Good Idea over the last twenty years to export the west's energy production to places like Russia and Saudi Arabia. Producing here is _EVIL_, boys and girls... |
| Posted by: Abdominal Snowman 2008-09-02 10:59 |
| #3 But the EU summit was unable to reach a consensus Not a front page headline in Peoria. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-09-02 10:40 |
| #2 Will appeasement pacify the great bear? When did it ever? |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2008-09-02 10:37 |
| #1 ...how best to punish its largest energy supplier. And therein, boys and girls, lies the rub. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-09-02 10:37 |