Thank you for your perspective on this.
Are you thinking Putin may score here. In your first paragraph it seemed not, but the second seemed to leave the door open.
It’s a crap shoot. I’d rather not see the guy score off this.
It is very difficult to have a unified Europe in the best of times. Hollande (our friends the French) had already called for sanctions to be lifted.
However I do see it as something that will strengthen the resolve against Putin.
This will only help Putin politically in Russia as he will seem to be strong. But that will only last so long until the economy totally collapses.
Stay tuned my FRiend.