Russia sanctions: Why the US and european countries are not very in step
(CNN) — The United States and Europe possess reacted against Russia' h military intervention in the Crimean peninsula last week with risks of economic punishments. But their positions are slightly different. Here' s why. How important will be Russia' s economy?
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Will a lot more US natural gas to Europe help ' keep Putin in check'? Doubtful.
America and its European allies could take a tougher diplomatic stance against Russian chief executive Vladimir Putin' s expansionism in Ukraine if european countries could tap US natural gas supplies instead of depending therefore heavily on Russia with regard to winter heating fuel,  …
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