Hannan gets it right.
He criticizes the EU's approach.
And he nails Putin...
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"To repeat, none of this is to exculpate the Russian leader. He runs a paranoid and autocratic regime, in which opponents are imprisoned, critics harassed, journalists murdered. Annexing Crimea was not simply a violation of the law of nations; it was an explicit betrayal of Russia’s solemn promises to respect its neighbour’s territorial integrity. "
Very true I don't particularly like the EU but if the Ukrainians don't want to be a part of Russia's turn toward Asia then they should be allowed to go their own way by Putin and the EU.