Chancellor is vital for European solidarity on Russia sanctions, says Atlantic Council’s Fran Burwell
If German Chancellor Angela Merkel were to step down from her role it would create uncertainty over the fate of sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its actions in Ukraine, according to Fran Burwell, a distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council. “There is one area where her absence would make a great deal of difference potentially and that is on the sanctions on Russia,” said Burwell. “With the British leaving [the European Union] and her leaving—if she should leave—that makes the continued adherence to these …read more
Source: Atlantic Council