MoreKerry Says Not ‘a Shred’ of Evidence Russia Wants to Ease Ukraine FightingAmid Threat of New Sanctions, U.S. Says Russia Is Flouting Key Arms TreatyU.S.: Satellite Imagery Shows Russians Shelling Eastern UkraineThe United States is escalating sanctions on the Russian economy nearly two weeks after the shootdown of a civilian airliner over eastern Ukraine and amid growing violence along that country’s border with Russia.
President Barack Obama announced the new sanctions Tuesday hours after the European Union approved similar measures.
“Today the United States is imposing new sanctions on key sectors of the Russian economy: energy, arms, and finance,” Obama said from …read more
Source: Time
