The plunging price of oil coupled with harsh economic sanctions from the West has put a lot of pressure on the Russian economy, some are worried this could provoke Russia .
Germany Worried Tougher Sanctions May Provoke Russia
The plunging price of oil coupled with harsh economic sanctions from the West has put a lot of pressure on the Russian economy, some are worried this could provoke Russia .
German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel speaks during a news conference after a meeting with representatives of the Yazidi community in Germany in Berlin, Germany Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2014. Gabriel has called for the international community to consider a plan to create safe zones for the Yazidi community in Iraq. He said such a move, rather than wholesale evacuation of the embattled minority, would avoid hastening the “ethnic cleansing” that Sunni extremists are trying to achieve in Iraq. (AP Photo/dpa, Maurizio Gambarini/dpa +++(c) dpa - Bildfunk+++
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