US Secretary of State John Kerry said on Wednesday additional sanctions against Russia are “teed up” should events in eastern Ukraine warrant them, and he suggested a decision may come soon.
US leaders will look at whether the Minsk ceasefire plan was being implemented or if there was “some other effort that may be taking place which would immediately merit a much more significant response,” Kerry told lawmakers. A ceasefire negotiated in the Belarusian capital earlier this month was due to go into force on Feb. 15 but was flouted by pro-Russian separatists who continued to fight Ukrainian troops in …read more
Source: Daily News & Analysis
