№9, 2015 Strategic logic of Frau bundeskantslerinOne of the main supporters of further joint application of effective sanctions against Russian aggression is now Germany. The position of Berlin, the main financial donor of the EU largely determines the behavior of the above in this respect. To some extent due to the solid and consistent policy of Chancellor Angela Merkel on the issue of sanctions has been achieved and, despite the opposition of supported by the Kremlin pro-Russian forces there is a still remains a relative unity in this regard in all the Old World. Vlad KOSTROV |