France, U.K. trade hypocrisy claims over MH17 sanctions, analysts say
Jul 24, 2014
Wreckage from Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 after it crashed into a sunflower field near the village of Rassipnoe, in rebel-held east Ukraine. (AFP-Yonhap)LONDON (AFP) ― Britain and France are trading accusations of hypocrisy over sanctions against Russia in a row that reveals deeper European divisions on how to react to the MH17 disaster, analysts said Wednesday.The “Entente Cordiale” entered one of its less cordial phases this week, with Britain slamming France’s 1.2 billion euro ($1.6 billion