U.S. President Barack Obama is meeting Monday in Washington with the head of the European Council for talks on strategy aimed at countering Russian efforts to redraw the borders of Ukraine. Ahead of the meeting, the White House accused Moscow and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine of blocking European truce observers from fully monitoring a cease-fire near the Russian border. In an interview with the New York Times, European Council chief Donald Tusk, the former prime minister of Poland, said Europe is not yet ready to further tighten sanctions against Moscow for its role in the rebellion, despite continuing provocations …read more
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