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UK seeking to ensure Russia sanctions do not harm City of London
Цитата из правительственного документа описывающего британскую реакцию на события в Украине:

Britain should:

• "Not support, for now, trade sanctions … or close London's financial centre to Russians."

• Be prepared to join other EU countries in imposing "visa restrictions/travel bans" on Russian officials.

• "Discourage any discussions (eg at Nato) of contingency military preparations."

• Embark on "contingency EU work on providing Ukraine with alternative gas [supplies] if Russia cuts them off".

• Specific threats to Russia should be "contingent and used for private messaging" while public statements should "stick to generic" point.

• Draw up a technical assistance package for Ukraine "ideally jointly with Germany".

• Pursue the "deployment of OSCE and/or UN (but not EU) monitors in Crimea and eastern Ukraine".

• Push the "UN secretary general Ban to take the lead in calling and creating a forum for engaging Russia on Ukraine".

• Accept an emergency summit of EU leaders to discuss Ukraine. This will now be held in Brussels on Thursday.

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German foreign minister against excluding Russia from G8
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"The format of the G8 is actually the only one in which we in the West can speak directly with Russia," he told the public broadcaster ARD. "Should we really give up this unique format?"/.../Germany is heavily dependent on Russia for its natural gas needs, and is the biggest export market of Russia's state-controlled gas producer Gazprom.