On divisions – Ralf Neukirch in Der Spiegel:

‘But not only the timing of the sanctions is controversial. It’s also unclear what those penalties should be. After consultation with member states, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has drawn up an extensive but secretive list. "We can make decisions tomorrow,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced.
It’s unclear if it will really be so simple. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi has made clear that he will not support any sanctions affecting the energy sector, while von der Leyen stresses that all options are on the table.’

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‘The poorer residents of EU member states, in particular, have already been hit hard by high energy prices and inflation. Domestically, it isn’t easy to justify punitive measures that affect one’s own population just because of a few areas in Eastern Europe.
Austria and other EU member states have begun demanding compensation from Brussels if sanctions lead to severe economic harm. Germany isn’t alone in rejecting the idea thus far. Still, a compromise will have to be found here too.’

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‘So far, the EU has personally exempted Vladimir Putin from sanctions. But will it stay that way? After Putin decided to recognize the separatist-controlled "people’s republics” and sent troops into eastern Ukraine, Josep Borrell, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, pledged that "the EU will impose sanctions on those involved in this illegal action.” It is hard to argue that Putin isn’t one of them.’

Read the article here.

As we all know, the EU still wants to get high on Putin’s supply.

The EU will wake up when Russia will provoke a refugee crisis.

See under: former Yugoslavia.

And my guess is: this waking up won’t happen not one day before the refugee crisis is there for all of us to see.

Or Putin will decide that he has won without provoking such a crisis.