Economic might to decide Russia conflict
German Finance says economic strength, rather than military might, would ultimately determine outcome of West’s standoff with Russia over Ukraine |||
Washington – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Thursday that economic strength, rather than military might, would ultimately determine the outcome of the West’s standoff with Russia over Ukraine. Speaking at a Brookings Institution event in Washington, Schaeuble described the standoff with Vladimir Putin as a “new systemic conflict” that would be won by the side with greater “soft power” and a stronger economy. “In the long term, the conflict with Putin’s Russia will …read more
Source: Independent Online
