Koenders: Need for new international balance with Russia

Dutch foreign minister Bert Koenders warned in a letter to the Dutch parliament in May 2015 that the international approach to Russia ‘cannot continue as it was before the Russians’ interference in Ukraine’. A new international balance needs to be struck with Russia, using an approach that combines the ‘muscle’ of defensive measures, the ‘fist’ of economic sanctions and the ‘open hand’ of dialogue.

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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: What should Europe's policy be towards Russia ? http://www.europeansources.info/record/what-should-europes-policy-be-towards-russia/

ESO: Background information: EU needs to earmark money to withstand Russia, say Foreign Affairs MEPs http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-eu-needs-to-earmark-money-to-withstand-russia-say-foreign-affairs-meps/

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