This tragedy will most probably spell the end of separatism in Ukraine, in its present form, and through it, it may also spell the end of Vladimir Putin’s rule in Russia. As it is widely believed that rebels downed the plane, European governments will face extreme pressure from their respective voters – and from the United States – to use every possible tool at their disposal to force Russia to cut off the rebels immediately and completely. These will include, in the very least, sanctions against specific sectors of the Russian economy – able to bring Russian industries to their knees – that the EU has avoided so far because the payoff between possible political gains and economic losses seemed to be unfavourable. This equation has just changed.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 09:19:51 +0000
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