European Union and Russian President Vladimir Putin

Russian President Vladimir Putin: The question for the West now is whether the move will make Russian President Vladimir Putin more cooperative or prompt him to dig in, according to Wall Street Journal and The U.S. and the European Union adopted sweeping economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday to punish Moscow unbending stance in the Ukraine conflict. The trade and investment restrictions that EU governments, after much agonizing, agreed upon mark a major escalation of sanctions against... (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.