Straight and clear explanation of the reasons why some European countries hesitate to sanction #Russia. The European Union, which contains 500 million people, sends only 7 percent of its exports to Russia. Though it sounds surprising, Germany now trades more with Poland than it does with Russia. Nevertheless, Russia has political influence in Europe because of the nature of Moscow’s European business counterparts and partners: very large companies, usually connected to oil and gas, that make very large donations to political parties.
Posted on: Mon, 28 Jul 2014 06:00:12 +0000
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