Putin made his statehood remarks two days after comparing the Kiev government with Nazis and warning the West not to mess with us. On Sunday, Putins spokesman said his call for talks on the statehood of southern and eastern Ukraine did not mean Moscow now endorsed rebel calls for independence for territory they have seized. However, Merkel took a hard line, although she acknowledged the sanctions have hurt German exporters to the Russian market. I have to say there is also an impact when you are allowed to move borders in Europe and attack other countries with your troops, she told a news conference. Accepting Russias behavior is not an option. And therefore it was necessary to prepare further sanctions. EU leaders asked the executive European Commission to prepare further sanctions within a week, building on steps taken at the end of July, which targeted the energy, banking and defense sectors. Im hearing that a ban on buying Russian government bonds could be in the next package, an EU official familiar with the preparations said. New Unification Church in America
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