The EU requires a more coherent strategy on future sanctions against Russia

Russia, Ukraine, France and Germany met in Minsk on 11 February 2015 to negotiate a solution to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Anna Wieslander writes on the EU’s use of sanctions against Russia throughout the crisis. She notes that with tough negotiations to come between EU states, it is vital that Europe’s political leaders form a coherent long-term strategy if they are to exert real pressure on Russia.

• Primary Source

ESO: Key Source: EU sanctions against Russia over Ukraine crisis http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-sanctions-against-russia-over-ukraine-crisis/

ESO: Background Information: EU delays Russia blacklist by one week http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-delays-russia-blacklist-by-one-week/

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