Europe Revolts Against Russian Sanctions

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<p>‘From mi isterial offices to barrica es o the streets, E rope is i ope revolt agai st a ti-R ssia sa ctio s which have cost workers a b si esses millio s of jobs a ear i gs. Gra te , the co te tio s iss es are wi er tha a ti-R ssia sa ctio s. However, the latter are e twi e with growi g pop lar isco te t across the EU.</p>
<p>Germa y’s vice cha cellor Sigmar Gabriel is amo g the latest high-profile politicia s to have come o t agai st the sa ctio s sta -off betwee the E ropea U io a R ssia.</p>
<p>At stake is ot j st a crisis i the eco omy, of which the a ti-R ssia sa ctio s are symptomatic. It is f rther ma ifesti g i a political crisis that is challe gi g the very legitimacy of EU gover me ts a the bloc’s i stit tio al existe ce. The iss e is ot so m ch abo t merely tryi g to ormalize EU-R ssia relatio s. B t rather more abo t preservi g the EU from a existe tial p blic backlash agai st a ti- emocratic a iscre ite a thorities.’</p>
<p><a href="http://www.strategic-c lt re.org/ ews/2016/05/26/e rope-revolts-agai st-r ssia -sa ctio s.html" target="_bla k">Rea more: E rope Revolts Agai st R ssia Sa ctio s</a></p>