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Russia Dismisses New US Sanctions As Useless
Russia, today, dismissed new US sanctions as useless and said it was poised to wait as long as it takes for the US to recognize its historic right to the Crimean peninsula. …read more Source:...
Barack Obama imposes sanctions on Crimea, echoes EU
Washington: President Barack Obama banned new investments in Crimea on Friday, slapping sanctions on the peninsula that Russia annexed from Ukraine earlier this year.Obama signed an executive order Friday that imposes economic restrictions similar to sanctions imposed by the Eu.. …read more Source: India...
Barack Obama Orders US Trade Ban on Crimea Over Russia ‘Occupation’
US President Barack Obama imposed a sweeping trade ban on Russia-annexed Crimea on Friday with an executive order prohibiting US exports of goods or services to the contested peninsula and barring Cri… …read more Source:...
Barack Obama Says No New Sanctions for Russia Over Ukraine
US President Barack Obama said Thursday he was not about to impose new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but nevertheless signed a law giving him the authority to do so. …read more Source:...
Petro Poroshenko Asks Parliament to Drop Ukraine’s Neutral Status
Ukraine’s president submitted to parliament Thursday legislation enabling the ex-Soviet republic to one day join NATO and make sure the Western military alliance protects it from future Russian threat… …read more Source:...
Barack Obama signs Russia sanctions bill
Washington: US President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a bill aiming for tougher sanctions on Russia, but ruled out additional steps at the moment.The president said he had signed into law the Ukraine Freedom Support Act, but his administration has no intention to im.. …read more Source: India...
Vladimir Putin: West is trying to ‘defang’ the Russian bear
Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures during his annual news conference in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014. (Source: AP) President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years by diversifying away from its heavy reliance on oil and gas and voiced confidence that the plummeting ruble will soon...
Angela Merkel Says Russia Sanctions Remain ‘Unavoidable’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed on Thursday that Europe’s goal remains a free and whole Ukraine and that Western sanctions against Russia remain unavoidable until that goal is reached. …read more Source:...
EU bans investment in Crimea, targets oil sector, tourism
The European Union has imposed a ban on investment in Crimea, and other economic sanctions including measures aimed at keeping tourists away. …read more Source: The Times of...
80 per cent back Putin even as ruble falls: poll
In this Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 file photo people walk past a huge Christmas tree installed in Red Square, with St. Basil Cathedral. (Source: AP Photo/Misha Japaridze, File) From a Western perspective, Vladimir Putin’s days as president of Russia should be numbered: The ruble has lost more than half its value, the economy is in crisis and...
