Vladimir Putin visits Voronezh. © RIA Novosti. Alexei Druzhinin
Putin Orders Retaliation as Russia Seeks Aid for Ukraine -- Bloomberg
President Vladimir Putin ordered the government to prepare a response to U.S. and European sanctions as Russia said eastern Ukraine neared a “humanitarian catastrophe” and required immediate international assistance.
“Political instruments of pressure on the economy are unacceptable, they contradict all norms and rules,” Putin said today during a meeting with Alexey Gordeev, governor of the Voronezh region near Ukraine. Any retaliation “must be done extremely carefully to support producers and avoid harming consumers.”
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Putin tells government to respond to Western sanctions -- Reuters
Vladimir Putin orders his government to draft response to Western sanctions -- AFP
Putin to chair high-level Russian talks in Crimea, defying West -- Euronews
Putin Readies Retaliatory Measures Against Sanctions -- The Wire
Putin says sanctions coming against West; new calls for Ukraine intervention, mission -- Washington Post
My Comment: I do not see what they can do that will have an impact. The natural gas will still be sold, and regular trade will continue. But what will have a massive impact will be this .... Moscow may force European airlines to fly around Russia (Reuters) .... but I have doubts that they will go this far.
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