Section: US & Canada
U.S. adds Russian banks to sanctions list
The U.S. today sanctioned three Russian banks and a state-owned shipbuilder that supplies the Russian navy and its oil and gas industry, joining with the European Union in escalating the penalties for Russia over its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Toronto...
US Ambassador: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border
The United States says it expects to pass another round of tough sanctions against Russia over its alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. In an interview with VOA, the US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said Russian President Vladimir Putin must take steps to de-escalate the crisis. The shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines...
Obama Says Russia Has ‘Failed,’ Expands Economic Sanctions
WASHINGTON—The Obama administration accusation that Russia violated a key nuclear weapons treaty leaves the future of the 26-year-old accord in question and further dampens President Barack Obama’s hopes to burnish his legacy with deeper cuts to nuclear arsenals. The State Department’s annual report on international compliance...
Obama Announces New Russian Sanctions
The president, speaking from the South Lawn of the White House, discussed new economic sanctions against Russia amid unrest in neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
US Envoy: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border
The United States says it expects to pass another round of tough sanctions against Russia for its alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. In an interview with Voice of America, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said Russian President Vladimir Putin must take steps to de-escalate the crisis. He spoke to Henry Ridgwell at the U.S....
VOA Interview with Geoffrey Pyatt
Geoffrey R. Pyatt is the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. He was interviewed by VOA’s Henry Ridgwell. …read more Source: Voice of...
Cold War 2.0? Obama Announces Tough US, Europe Economic Sanctions on Russia, Insists That ‘It’s Not a New Cold War’
WASHINGTON—Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy. The coordinated sanctions were aimed at increasing pressure on Russian President...
Obama Announces New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States has expanded sanctions against Russia over its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. Obama said the sanctions targeted energy, defense and finance sectors of the Russian economy. “Russia is once again isolating itself against the international community setting back decades of...
US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
President Barack Obama speaks on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, July 29, 2014, as he announces new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in t… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Canadian military looking for system to protect Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s aircraft and other VIP jets
The Canadian military is looking for an air defence system to protect its VIP aircraft, including the one used by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, from surface-to-air missiles, Murray Brewster of the Canadian Press reports. More from his article: And one of Israel’s top defence contractors, Elbit Systems Ltd., has been working behind the...
