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1 posted on 01/24/2015 4:40:06 PM PST by Olog-hai

If a complete pull-out of a united Ukraine (and Crimea) was part of the conditions, maybe

2 posted on 01/24/2015 4:57:13 PM PST by GeronL

3 posted on 01/24/2015 5:31:28 PM PST by hosepipe (" This propaganda has been edited (specifically) to include some fully orbed hyperbole.. ")

Is Fräulein von Ribbentrop Chancellor of the EU?

Does she have the authority to offer Czar Valdimir a free trade agreement with the EU?

4 posted on 01/24/2015 7:51:56 PM PST by Reaganez

To: Olog-hai; GeronL

The article leaves out a lot of context. It was Putin himself who three weeks ago suggested the EU should look eastward instead of going forward with TTIP / closer trans-atlantic cooperation.

James Stavridis: Putin hates the TTIP

In short: a feeble attempt at "divide and conquer".

If a complete pull-out of a united Ukraine (and Crimea) was part of the conditions, maybe

As the article says:

Merkel renewed her condemnation of Russia's annexing of the Crimea, saying that they had made economic sanctions against Russia unavoidable. "Unfortunately we're not yet there" at the point when sanctions could be removed, she said.

The whole thing is more or less a way of calling Putin's bluff: Well, yes, we'd love to, but unfortunately we can't.

7 posted on 01/25/2015 2:08:20 PM PST by wolf78 (Inflation is a form of taxation, too. Cranky Libertarian - equal opportunity offender.)

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