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Is the European Union ready to put its money where its mouth is? EU leaders have been preparing sanctions on entire sectors of the Russian economy...everything from energy to armament. So far, economic interests have mostly trumped all other considerations - it's hard to ignore that 1.1 billion Euro French contract to supply the Kremlin with two state-of-the-art Mistral warships, after all. So, will new sanctions force Putin to raise the white flag or dig in his heels?
Today in The World This Week our panel analyses Donald Trump’s latest cabinet picks, and what some see as a dangerous cozying up to Vladimir Putin. As Barack Obama wraps up his final European trip, the outgoing president warns of growing threats to democracy in the age of post-truth social media, France holds its final right-wing primary and Indians struggle under Prime Minister Modi’s cash clean-up operation.
The hometown of Ukraine's ousted president no longer wants to be part of Ukraine - most people there want to rejoin Russia. The West has vowed to ignore Sunday's vote in an echo of the claim made when Crimea rejoined Russia back in March. EU foreign ministers are meeting this Monday in Brussels, and can claim that the spectre of sanctions have already brought Russia to the brink of recession and triggered huge capital flight. But what's the point if Moscow's still not blinking?
They said Russia would not invade Crimea. When it did, beleaguered Ukrainian forces offered no resistance. But now Kiev is responding, having sent air force jets flying over the eastern city of Sloviansk, one of a growing number of cities where pro-Russian seperatists have taken over public buildings. So what does the Kremlin want both for itself and for Ukraine? And just how high a price is Vladimir Putin willing to pay to get his way?
Could Eastern Ukraine face a similar fate to Crimea? This Tuesday, authorities have been struggling to regain control of government buildings in the cities of Luhansk, Kharkiv, and Donetsk, the political base of ousted president Viktor Yanukovych. Is Moscow making a move or simply piling on the pressure as it consolidates gains?
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