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Obama unveils new sanctions against Russia over Ukraine
President Barack Obama said Thursday that the United States would intensify sanctions in the defense, finance and energy sectors to punish Russia over its “illegal actions” in Ukraine. The move was coordinated with the European Union, which earlier also agreed to slap a new round of sanctions on Moscow. Obama said in a statement the […] The post...
World › Russia faces new U.S., EU sanctions over Ukraine crisis
European Union governments agreed on Thursday to begin their new sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis on Friday but could lift them next month if Moscow abides by a fragile truce, while the United States prepared its own fresh sanctions. The steps are the latest by the United States… …read more Source: Japan...
World › Ukraine says Russia withdrawing; EU delays sanctions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that Russia had withdrawn the bulk of its forces from his country and he pledged greater autonomy for the separatist east in moves that could help sustain a fragile truce. The pro-Western leader’s comments were soon followed by a European Union decision to extend… …read more Source:...
Republicans rebuff Obama on training Syrian rebels
House Republicans have rebuffed President Barack Obama’s request for explicit approval to train and equip Syrian rebels battling forces seeking creation of an Islamic State and to spend up to $2 billion stabilizing the situation in Ukraine, Iraq and other hotspots, U.S. officials said Wednesday. Despite the setback, administration officials...
Ukraine says Russia is withdrawing; EU delays sanctions
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Wednesday that Russia had withdrawn the bulk of its forces from his country and he pledged greater automony for the separatist east in moves that could help sustain a fragile truce. The pro-Western leader’s comments were soon followed by a European Union decision to extend by another day a heated...
Malaysia calls for new MH17 search for remains before winter
Malaysia’s defense minister on Wednesday called for experts to carry out a final search at the crash site of downed flight MH17 in east Ukraine to recover any remains left behind before winter hits. “It is important for us before the onset of winter in Ukraine to make one final sweep to comb the areas […] The post Malaysia calls for new...
Putin says nuclear deterrent must be maintained; Russia tests ICBM
President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday Russia must maintain its nuclear deterrence to counter what he called growing security threats, after Moscow test-launched an intercontinental nuclear missile. With ties between Moscow and the West frayed by the crisis in Ukraine, Putin also took greater control of a commission that oversees the defense...
As inquiry is released, Malaysia plane’s wreckage still litters Ukraine’s east
A child’s jump rope, its yellow handles blistered and charred. A burned book in Tagalog. Chunks of twisted fuselage. More than seven weeks after being shot from the sky, the wreckage from Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 still lay strewn Tuesday across the fields of eastern Ukraine. As evidence of the July 17 aviation disaster that […] The...
World › EU must keep up pressure on Russia over Ukraine, Britain says
The European Union must keep up pressure on Russia over its involvement in the Ukrainian war because sanctions are having an effect, British Defense Secretary Michael Fallon said on Tuesday. EU ambassadors delayed implementation of a new package of sanctions on Russia on Monday to allow time to see if… …read more Source: Japan...
World › Report: MH Flight 17 likely downed by ‘high-energy objects’
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was likely struck by multiple “high-energy objects from outside the aircraft,” causing it to break up over eastern Ukraine, a preliminary report into the deadly aviation disaster concluded Tuesday. The report by the Dutch Safety Board stopped short of saying the Boeing 777 was shot down… …read more...
