Should the EU reassess its ties with Russia?

The BBC asks. The answer is yes. It also needs to reassess its ties with the United States. One American reader on the BBC websites writes: The contempt and dislike for America by Europeans continues to amaze me. So go right ahead and give Russia what it wants. First, S Ossetia and Abkhazia, then the Crimea. The population of the Crimea is mosty Russian, and if they were to demonstrate their desire to rejoin Russia, then they should have our support....

Monday, 1 September 2008 · 3 min · Paul Smith