EU Sanction Madness and Merkel’s Blatant Hypocrisy

by Mike ‘Mish’ Shedlock
Mish Talk

A battle over sanctions is brewing in the EU this evening.

The EU led by European Council president Donald Tusk seeks more sanctions on Russia over Aleppo.

However, Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi Pushes Back on Sanctions because Italy was stung more by sanctions than other nations.

The European Union said it was too soon to consider imposing sanctions on Russia for the bombing of rebel-held areas of Syria, while maintaining the threat of action if Vladimir Putin doesn’t back down.

After the first of two days of talks in Brussels, EU leaders said “all available options” remain on the table, without mentioning sanctions specifically, after they clashed over using more pointed language on Thursday. While the U.K., France and Germany wanted to take a harsher tone with Russia, Italy’s Matteo Renzi led those countries who opposed the move.

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