Putin must be dealt with, if not militarily, then by swift and decisive sanctions – cutting off all gas imports from Russia, its bread and butter.
He called for "much stronger, much more decisive" sanctions, saying that "time is running out" and "everything must be done to avoid" international military intervention.
Most members oppose the British and French claim of speaking on behalf of Europe, and most oppose decisive sanctions.
Officials said European countries might take a decisive step to sanction Syria's oil and gas industry this month, which would cripple one of Syria's few remaining sources of revenue as its economy reels under the strain of the uprising.
The European Union should work through its structural issues to create a more decisive and effective EU sanctions policy.
This is the central question as the Communist regime celebrates its 20th year.In some important respects, Mao himself has already sanctioned a decisive shift in policy.
Gaps in the European Union's sanctions architecture created by the current two-tier system (policy defined in Brussels with implementation and enforcement undertaken at the member state level) must be addressed to ensure a more decisive and effective EU sanctions policy.
"The treasury is aggressively targeting all illicit avenues used by North Korea to evade sanctions, including taking decisive action to block the vessels, shipping companies, and entities across the globe that work on North Korea's behalf," the treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said.
Commentators have said that the Bridgeman decision was so decisive that the art industry doesn't want to risk further attention to the issue or the possibility of broader sanctions and restrictions.
Others were far more cautious, and many Western officials believe that the crisis in Syria's economy, which has been devastated by sanctions, may prove more decisive than diplomatic pressure.
In all these cases, avoidance of the sanctions involved in transgression constitutes a decisive reason to conform, independently of what others do.
