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To: Haim R. Branisteanu who wrote (107452)	9/6/2014 6:39:52 AM
From: Haim R. Branisteanu	Respond to of 219596

Responsible Western leaders would have dropped the sanctions charade, stemming unproductive losses to their economies and using the gains from trade with Russia to shore up their defenses and help Ukraine get back on its feet. Consistent Western leaders would have rejected the current death-by-a-thousand-cuts approach and hit Russia with an oil embargo like the one used against Iran. As a side-effect, that would have solved the disinflation problem. The current U.S. and European leaders, however, are neither consistent nor responsible. They are in a rut and in denial. It's time for them to formulate a strategy and make it clear first what results they would like to achieve and then how their actions might help achieve these results. To contact the writer of this article: Leonid Bershidsky at lbershidsky@bloomberg.net. bloombergview.com