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| Compiled on July 28, 2014, 03:17 PM CET |
| THE WAKE-UP CALL Europe Toughens Stance against Putin It took the shooting down of a Boeing jet carrying almost 300 people before the EU agreed on the first true economic sanctions against Russia. The Americans want further action, but it is impossible to know if punitive measures can sway Vladimir Putin. |
| STOPPING PUTIN The Time Has Come for Europe to Act Vladimir Putin has ignored Western demands that he cease arming and supporting pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine. As such, he shares responsibility for the shooting down of MH17. It is now time for Europe to take tough action. |
| GERMAN FOREIGN MINISTER 'European Peace Is At Stake' In an interview, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, 58, says the downing of an aircraft carrying 300 Europeans convinced EU leaders of the need for tougher new sanctions against Moscow. German industry, he says, is on board too. |
