Leaders at the recent G-7 summit reaffirmed their commitment to keeping sanctions on Russia in place. They also agreed that sanctions will likely be extended until 2016 because Russia has failed to implement the Minsk II ceasefire agreement. But the summit ended on a disappointing note: The summit communiqué and all the G-7 leaders indicated that Russia’s observance of Minsk II would lead to reduced sanctions. Nevertheless the G-7 communiqué highlights much of what is wrong with European security today. …read more
Source: Atlantic Council