France says Russia would face more sanctions if Mariupol attacked

[Bosonic]

Source: Reuters

Moscow would face more EU sanctions if pro-Russia separatists attack the Ukrainian port of Mariupol, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Wednesday, potentially opening a corridor to the south, including the annexed Crimean peninsula.

Kiev fears Mariupol, with its 500,000 people, could be the next major rebel target after separatists took the strategic railroad town of Debaltseve, its foreign minister Pavlo Klimkin said after ceasefire talks in Paris two weeks ago.

"The problem today is particularly around Mariupol. We've told the Russians clearly that if there was a separatist attack in the direction of Mariupol things would be drastically altered, including in terms of sanctions," Fabius said.

"At a European level the question of sanctions would be asked again," he told France Info radio, having hosted Tuesday's meeting where his Russian, Ukrainian and German counterparts all renewed calls for the ceasefire to be respected.

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[Cha]

1. K

[Duckhunter935]

2. at a minimum

more should be on them now

[joshcryer]

3. Mariupol had a color revolution style human chain in protest of Russia's aggression.

It was miles long.

If Mariupol is attacked it will be tragic. But they need that land bridge to Crimea. Badly.

[Duckhunter935]

4. I agree, just a matter of time.

[DeSwiss]

5. I thought they put the Sancgun away.....

- Because they only shoot themselves whenever they pull it out.



K&R

[muriel_volestrangler]

6. That was only 'shooting yourself in the foot' from the arms' manufacturer point of view

so I'm a bit surprised to see that cartoon on DU. From any point of view about decreasing war or the threat of it, it was a good, principled move to withhold the aircraft carriers.

[geek tragedy]

7. Putin wants the war to continue to stoke nationalism at home, and he needs that

land bridge.

Smart money is on further Russian aggression.