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The EU has raised the threat of sanctions, but it is unclear what it can do or who to blame (Photo: gazdefrance.com)

Russia and Ukraine face EU sanctions threat

The European Commission on Friday (16 January) threatened to take unspecified sanctions against Russia and Ukraine unless gas flows to the EU resume after the weekend.

"It's a situation the seriousness [of which] goes beyond the specific issue of gas," commission spokesman Johannes Laitenberger said. "As of next week, if the gas does not flow again, we will have to look point by point at our relations with Russia and with Ukraine and assess in each case whether we can do business as usu...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

The EU has raised the threat of sanctions, but it is unclear what it can do or who to blame (Photo: gazdefrance.com)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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