Russia's War Against Ukraine
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Anne Applebaum: Russia’s message to the EU – money talks
A young boy holds a sign during a demonstration in front of the French Embassy in Kyiv on July 22, 2014, to protest against the sale of Mistral-class warships to Russia.
David Cameron, the British prime minister, led the attack: It would be 'unthinkable' for the British to sell a warship to Russia, he declared. Almost immediately, the French president, Francois Hollande, confirmed his intention to do precisely that: He would, he said, deliver a Mistral amphibious assault ship to the Russian navy, as contracted - and then he hit back hard.
