CNBC quotes Brent Scowcroft Center Senior Fellow Ian Brzezinski on what Europe’s response should be to the Malaysian airliner downed near Ukraine’s eastern border with Russia:
Ian Brzezinski, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council who focuses on trans-Atlantic security, said that Europe does have leverage over Russia, and should use it.
“We are talking about a $12 trillion, globally integrated economy versus a $2 trillion gas station with only one customer,” he said. “It’s time for Europe to stand up.”