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EU ready to retaliate if needed to US-Russia sanctions
The EU and US imposed the sanctions in the wake of Russia’s annexation of Crimea in March 2014 as the Ukraine crisis deepened after the ouster of a pro-Moscow government. …read more Source: Muscat...
Trump signs Russia sanctions bill into law
US President Donald Trump has signed legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia into law, a White House official said on Wednesday. The US Congress voted last week by overwhelming margins for sanctions to punish the Russian government over interference in the 2016 presidential election, annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea and other perceived...
Russia Blasts US Plans to Supply Lethal Arms to Ukraine
TEHRAN (FNA)- Russia’s foreign ministry warned that a reported US plan to supply lethal arms to Kiev will escalate the conflict in Eastern Ukraine, adding that the alleged defensive nature of the weaponry doesn’t mean Washington wouldn’t be responsible for a potential spike of violence. …read more Source: Fars News...
Arming Ukraine to escalate conflict, Russia tells US
Russia has warned that a reported plan by the United States to provide Ukraine with lethal weapons will further escalate the deadly conflict in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source:...
US vacates Russia compounds targeted over sanctions
Tensions between Russia and the US have soared to their highest point since Moscow seized the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014. …read more Source: Muscat...
Ukraine to buy 700,000 tons of American anthracite coal
Ukraine has agreed to a deal to buy coal from the United States for the first time in its history. …read more Source:...
Pence slams Russian ‘occupation’ on Georgia visit
US Vice President Mike Pence on Tuesday blasted Russia’s ‘ocupation’ of Georgian territory, as he pledged Donald Trump will sign off on new sanctions against Moscow ‘soon’. Pence is currently on a tour of Eastern Europe aimed at reassuring US allies rattled over Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea and backing for a bloody...
Russia issues Ukraine warning after arms reports
Kremlin spokesman’s remarks came after media stories on possible US arms supplies to Ukrainian forces …read more Source: Anadolu...
Ukraine to start receiving coal from US for first time
The United States is set to start shipping coal to Ukraine for the first time under a “historic” deal announced on July 31 that should help the crisis-hit nation end reliance on Russia. …read more Source: Hurriyet Daily...
Moscow: US Has to Refrain From ‘Sanctions Diktat’ to Boost Ties With Russia
Russia said on Monday the United States has to abandon attempts of “sanctions diktat” and show the political will to improve relations with Russia to stop the aggravation of “political schizophrenia” that grips the Moscow-Washington ties. “The way out of this situation lies in the channel of manifestation of the political will to improve...
