Announcement of impending measures follows conference call between Obama and leaders of UK, France, Italy and GermanyThe White House has said that it expects Europe will escalate sanctions against Russia in the coming days and signalled that the US, which is concerned Moscow could still launch a full-scale cross-border intervention into Ukraine, would follow suit.The announcement followed a video conference call between the US president, Barack Obama, and four European leaders: the British prime minister, David Cameron; the French president, François Hollande; Italy’s prime minster, Matteo Renzi; and Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel. … …read more
Source: The Guardian
