Western European Countries and European Union

European Union: As the political drama continues to unfold around the crisis in Ukraine, Canada remains among the most strident voices stirring up the tension, according to The Chronicle Herald. For western European countries, the situation is an entirely different kettle of fish. At present, the European Union relies on Russian imports for approximately 40 per cent of current demand. Any full-scale embargo against Russia would trigger a retaliatory stoppage of oil and natural gas exports that would immediately cripple the manufacturing sector in Germany and France and Wiser heads would argue that without any skin in the game, Canadian politicians can beat their war drums with wild abandon, knowing there will be little in the way of domestic consequences regardless of what develops. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.