Asked about the Mistral issue,Sexy Lingerie Factory Marie Harf, State Department spokeswoman, said "We would hope that any country would exercise judgment and restraint when it comes to transferring military equipment that could exacerbate tensions in any conflict region."Harf deferred comment on whether the US is pressuring France on the issue, but as of now, a French diplomat said there has not been pressure on Paris.Buy Cheap Coach Grade AAA Handbags, Custom Fit Stripe Shirt and more. "There is dialogue,cheap mens jackets and coats friendship and confidence," the diplomat said. "The ministers [Laurent Fabius and John Kerry] are in constant contact."Another part of that isolation strategy involves severing of military-to-military relationships, and Russia has already been disinvited to military training exercises hosted by the US. But cutting military relationships could backfire, Smith said.paper honeycomb
"In the medium and long term, when you turn the lights out on mil-to-mil relationships, you suffer, because, down the road, you hit a crisis, and people don't know whom to call. They don't know who is in charge," Smith warned. "We will turn the lights out in an effort to penalize Russia,nike shox shoes but there could be some costs to the US as well, because we won't have that longstanding connective tissue."In Pakistan, we did the same thing and found that it ends up hurting both of us," she said. "Sometimes the military channel is the only one that is functioning and working because people aware of the risks of ratcheting things up can talk to each other and say, ‘Let's try to sort this out.' "The question facing US and European officials is how Putin will react to global pressure. Does he give in to economic pressure or stand his ground and force the issue — potentially setting up further conflicts between Russia and the West?
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