The Independent quote is how I see the Cameron/Putin meeting.
Russia may have embraced a kind of capitalism, but a nasty and repressive kind under the leadership of a hard line communist KGB officer.
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I have explained my position on non lethal equipment enough times.
Do you want a link to some?

Britain and the West has imposed embargoes on Syria and Iran.
Britain could not hurt an economy like China or Russia, and it would plunge us into an historic recession that we would not see end in our time.

Is there any country in the world who you approve of over this?
Name one that has done better than UK.