Section: US & Canada
US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in the latest move by the U.S. to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels…. …read more Source: Associated...
U.S. Adds Russian Banks, Shipbuilding Company To Sanctions List
The U.S. Treasury Department has added three banks to a list of sectoral sanctions and sanctioned one shipbuilding company in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
EU adopts tough new sanctions on Russia
US, European Union readying 1-2 punch of new economic sanctions against Russia …read more Source:...
The West Has Cornered Putin—and That’s When He’s Most Dangerous
Today is not a good day to be Vladimir Putin. A game that the Russian president was winning so deftly in the spring has turned on him in summer: The Ukrainian military is bearing down on the pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, and there’s …read more Source: The New...
European Union slaps new, stronger sanctions on Russia
The 28-nation European Union agreed Tuesday on stronger economic sanctions against Russia amid ongoing anger concerning the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the great majority of whose passengers were Europeans. …read more Source: Los Angeles...
Task force set up after plane shot down
The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...
LIVE: President Obama on Ukraine
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Aspen Security Forum Highlights: ISIS, US Drone Strikes, and Transparency
The 2014 Aspen Security Forum brought together top military brass, intelligence officials, and ambassadors to discuss hot button issues in international affairs, and possible solutions for more peaceful relations between nations. Below are highlights from these conversations.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on ISIS/ISIL...
EU Sanctions Against Russia – Who Will Feel the Pain?
European Union governments have agreed to impose new sanctions against Russia that will target, among other areas, its defense sector, with Washington poised to follow. Experts agree the measures were long in coming but there seems to be little agreement over how painful they will be for Russia – and for Europe itself. Agreed to by European...
Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight
The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: FOX...
