Just a few days ago the European Union has confirmed that the economic sanctions against the Russian Federation were extended for another year, or specifically up to 19th January 2016. Despite attempts to minimize the perceived impact of this policy on the economy of the EU in the eyes of the public opinion, the price being ...
... elements that support this conclusion. Since the shale extractions began on vast scale, the oil and gas prices dropped inside the U.S.A., and while this fact alone did not directly endanger the market position of traditional oil producing countries, they could ... ... dependent on oil themselves, but chances of success could be improved if pressure is applied by other means, namely if economic sanctions are added to the equation.
So, talking about the real targets, Russia is the only one really mentioned by the Minister,...