CSPAN2 Key Capitol Hill Hearings November 7, 2014
Most likely it will be weaker although again the eu has threatened of russia recognizes the upcoming elections, they will increase sanctions. So its going a lot of Different Directions right now. But if the sanctions are weakened in march, and there are lots of European Countries who are advocating for lessening the sanctions, including italy, hungary, luxembourg, a whole bunch of countries are being hurt themselves by the sanctions. So indeed it is a change in the sanctions policy, then putin wouldve succeeded in kind of pursuing this divide and conquer strategy that will give him more leeway...
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