Section: US & Canada
For Once, the EU Surprises Putin
The EU’s sanctions are designed not to affect daily events in Ukraine so much as to make clear to Putin the long-term cost of using force to reassemble Russia’s former empire. …read more Source:...
EU to Impose New Sanctions on Russia
They’re training 10 to 15 hours every day, with the possibility of joining Ukrainian government troops’ fight against pro-Russian rebels. This trainer says they’re preparing for war… Learning guerilla tactics to survive in military conditions, and ultimately, preparing to destroy their enemy. The EU is employing different...
Veteran US Diplomat: Moscow Unlikely to Annex Eastern Ukraine
A cease-fire is holding in Ukraine’s eastern region. The cease-fire halts five months of fighting between Ukrainian government troops and pro-Russian separatists, who Western nations say are directly helped by Russia, a charge denied by Moscow. Senior Russian officials, including Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, have recently stated there is...
ROBERT SHILLER: Beware The Psychological Impacts Of Russian Sanctions (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TLT, RSX, ESR, POL)
Don’t dismiss the psychological impact of poor economic growth and increasingly weighty economic sanctions. Yale professor Robert Shiller is out with a new essay at Project Syndicate called “Parallels to 1937” that tackles the issue of how an economic malaise can impact the psychology of citizens. The Nobel prize winning...
New sanctions against Russia to take effect on Friday
European Union governments agreed on Thursday that new sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis will take effect on Friday but held out the prospect of cancelling some – or even all – of them next month if they believe a peace plan is working. …read more Source: The Toronto...
U.S. stepping up Russia sanctions
WASHINGTON – The United States is joining the European Union in stepping up economic sanctions on Russia for its attack on Ukraine, President Obama announced Thursday. …read more Source: New York Daily...
Joint US-Russian airforce exercise cancelled amid Ukraine conflict
An Air Force exercise involving the U.S., Canada and Russia has been canceled due to Russia’s military intervention in Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
U.S., EU imposing new sanctions on Russia
Moscow calls the move an ‘unfriendly step’ and says it will respond with like measures. …read more Source: USA...
E.U. tightens sanctions against Russian banks, defense companies and individuals
MOSCOW — The European Union announced stricter sanctions against Russia on Thursday in response to that country’s recent involvement in the Ukraine crisis, taking aim at Russia’s energy sector, as well as its vital financial and defense industries. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...
NATO: 1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine
Russia still has about 1,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine, a NATO military officer said Thursday, a week after Ukraine’s government and pro-Russia rebels agreed to a ceasefire aimed at ending months of conflict. …read more Source:...
