Russia is preparing trade sanctions against Ukraine after 11th-hour talks in Brussels on Dec. 1 ended in recriminations.
EU Observer: EU talks fail to stop Russia sanctions on Ukraine
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during the opening day of the World Climate Change Conference 2015 (COP21), on Nov. 30, 2015 at Le Bourget, on the outskirts of the French capital Paris.
