EU mulling sanctions on Russia

Quote: French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says the European Union is considering sanctions against Russia following its recognition of independence for the Georgian territories of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. France has called an EU meeting Monday in Brussels to focus on what steps the 27-member bloc will take in terms of future relations with Russia. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. Bernard Kouchner says sanctions are a possibility among other unspecified means, but he adds the current impasse must be solved through negotiations. Moscow’s recognition of the independence of Georgia’s breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia lies at the core of its dispute with the West. France has called an emergency European Union summit for Monday to discuss what it might consider to do collectively in light of Russia’s refusal to pull back all of its troops from Georgia. Source: Voice ...