Theresa May should go after Putin's greatest weakness — his dependence on wealthy Western investors

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• The British government can do more to hit back at Russia after the Skripal affair, Emile Simpson argues. 
• To do that, UK Prime Minister Theresa May should go after Putin's greatest weakness: his dependence on Western investors. 
• The failure to sanction the issuance of new Russian sovereign debt has been a key weakness in existing EU and US sanctions.

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The British government appears to have backed down against Russia in the Skripal affair. It’s the wrong move. The UK government should have hit back harder, and can still do so.See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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