Although some advisers warned that this would be unpopular, he did not desist.
The claim was denied, but Mrs. Kutteles did not desist in her efforts.
When Maxwell persisted, the Soviets, at Mr. Coleman's instigation, told Maxwell that if he did not desist, the Soviet government would prohibit Soviet learned societies and scientists from having any dealings with his company.
The countess, however, was less impressed with the eccentric writer, whom she came to consider a bit of a pest after he asked, repeatedly, for a photograph of her, and did not desist despite her many polite and witty refusals.
"The most famous Finnish painter," she said, and when I asked her to write it in my notebook, added, "Got to see the exhibition!" When it turned out to be 12 euros, I did not desist, even doubling down by spending 3 euros for the audio tour recorded by Leena Ahtola-Moorhouse, the museum's chief curator.
Britain has been an enthusiastic advocate of EU and US sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, and on Wednesday Cameron warned Putin that if he did not desist from supporting the rebels there would have financial and economic consequences for his country for many years to come.
"Hearing nothing from the Indians I had sent out the day previous, I put to death four of those remaining, and released the squaws and child, telling them that we were sent there to punish Indians who were engaged in the massacre of emigrants, and instructed them to tell all the Indians that if they did not desist from killing emigrants that I would return there next summer and destroy them".
"You received responses which were extremely critical but you did not desist - instead you posted eight messages which were extremely abusive and insulting.
