Sanctions Can Expose Putin’s Foreign Policy Contradictions

The writer suggested that Moscow’s actions in Syria in October 2016 were set to harden the EU’s position on sanctions over Ukraine. He argued that the EU should take this opportunity to make them more effective.

In a separate Expert Comment from Chatham House 'Businesses Are Chipping Away at Sanctions in Crimea and Donbas' (see related url hyperlink) Kateryna Boguslavska argued that the EU and the US must close existing loopholes in the sanctions regime and upgrade compliance measures.

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Politico, 20.10.16: EU leaders shy away from new Russia sanctions http://www.politico.eu/article/eu-leaders-consider-new-sanctions-against-russia-theresa-may-donald-tusk-european-council/

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: Should the West Impose More Sanctions on Russia? http://www.europeansources.info/record/judy-asks-should-the-west-impose-more-sanctions-on-russia/

ESO: Background information: 'Normandy format' meeting at the Federal Chancellery 'We must use every opportunity', says Angela Merkel http://www.europeansources.info/record/normandy-format-meeting-at-the-federal-chancellerywe-must-use-every-opportunity-says-angela-merkel/

Chatham House: Expert Comment, 18.10.16: Businesses Are Chipping Away at Sanctions in Crimea and Donbas https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/businesses-are-chipping-away-sanctions-crimea-and-donbas

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