BuzzFeed features magnified images of the document, "Secret Document Suggests UK Government Will Not Support Trade Sanctions Against Russia."
And at Telegraph UK, "Ukraine crisis: UK prepares to rule out sanctions against Russia amid threat to global economy":
Downing Street document indicates British concerns over economic impact of Crimea stand-off as Russian aggression intensifies.More.
Britain is preparing to rule out trade sanctions against Russia amid fears that the Ukraine crisis could derail the global economic recovery.
Stock markets around the world fell sharply on Monday as Russian aggression intensified yet again following last month’s revolution in Ukraine.
There are growing international fears that Vladimir Putin is preparing to launch an all-out invasion of eastern Ukraine and Crimea after military bases were said to have been given an ultimatum to surrender on Tuesday morning.
Russia sought to justify its action in Crimea by producing a letter from the Viktor Yanukovych, the deposed Ukrainian president, asking Mr Putin to intervene.
The letter said: “Under the influence of Western countries, there are open acts of terror. I would call on the president of Russia, Mr Putin, to use the armed forces of the Russian Federation to establish peace and defend the people of Ukraine.”
Barack Obama and other senior American figures led a renewed round of international condemnation. However, the capacity of European leaders to react decisively has been hampered by the dependence of much of the European Union on Russian oil and gas. Any economic stand-off could derail Europe’s fragile economic recovery.
More at the BBC, "Ukraine: UK rules out Russia trade curbs?"
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