Angela Merkel has warned Moscow it risks massive political and economic damage if it refuses to change course on Ukraine, saying western leaders are united in their readiness to impose sanctions on Russia if necessary. The German chancellor, using her strongest language since the start of the crisis and removing any suspicion that Germany might seek to avoid a confrontation with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said his actions would lead to catastrophe for Ukraine and much more. We would not only see it, also as neighbours of Russia, as a threat. And it would not only change the European Unions relationship with Russia, she said in a speech in parliament. No, this would also cause massive damage to Russia, economically and politically.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:25:29 +0000
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