Section: US & Canada
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...
EU, U.S. Expand Sanctions on Russia
The European Union and the U.S., after much agonizing, adopted broad economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday to punish Moscow’s unbending stance in the Ukraine conflict. …read more Source: The Wall Street...
U.S., Europe announce additional sanctions on Russia
Spurred to new 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. …read more Source: New York Daily...
U.S., EU, Canada announce new sanctions against Russia
The United States, the European Union and Canada all announced a tightening of sanctions against Russia on Tuesday over the continuing crisis in Ukraine and Russia’s suspected involvement in the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17. …read more Source:...
Obama Announces Tougher Sanctions On Russia
President Barack Obama gave a statement on the crisis in Ukraine Tuesday, announcing tougher U.S. sanctions on key sectors of the Russian economy, including energy, arms and finance. “Today is a reminder that the United States means what it says,” Obama said. According to the Treasury Department, the U.S. penalties target the Bank of...
European Union Agrees to Tough Sanctions Against Russia
The European Union has agreed to new economic sanctions against Russia for its role in Ukraine, and the measures will target its energy, finance, and defense sectors, the BBC reports. More details are expected to come this afternoon. America and Europe have already enacted a number of sanctions, such as visa bans and asset freezes, against...
Obama: New Russia sanctions will have ‘an even bigger bite’
President Obama announced a new round of U.S. sanctions on Russia’s banking, arms and energy sectors, the latest step intended to punish Moscow for backing separatist militias in eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
