Section: US & Canada
MH17: Russia hit with more sanctions
European Union officials agree to ratchet up economic pressure on Russia as escalating fighting in Ukraine prevented investigators from getting to the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crash site. …read more Source:...
EU adopts tough new economic sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Shocked into action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner and the resulting deaths of more than 200 Europeans, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, to be followed swiftly by similar punitive measures from the U.S. …read more Source: CTV...
European Union Adopts Tougher Sanctions on Russia
BRUSSELS—Frustrated by the apparent ineffectiveness of previous sanctions and outraged by the deaths of 298 people aboard the Malaysia Airlines plane downed over eastern Ukraine, the European Union adopted tough new economic sanctions against Russia on Tuesday, EU officials and diplomats said. The measures, which were prepared in...
Obama Joins Europe in Expanding Sanctions on Russia
President Obama announced the action targeting more banks and a defense firm soon after the European Union imposed tough new sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...
Shelling adds to mounting civilian toll in Ukraine
Shelling adds to mounting civilian toll in Ukraine, as 23 are killed by artillery over 2 days …read more Source:...
Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…
President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the crisis in Ukraine from the South Lawn of the White House. Obama is announcing a new round of punishing sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin for the country’s continued involvement in destabilizing the crisis and supporting pro-Russian separatists in the eastern regions of...
Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russian banks and a shipbuilding company Tuesday…. …read more Source: Associated...
Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia
The U.S. penalties follow tougher sanctions agreed to by European Union leaders earlier in the day. According to the Treasury Department, the U.S. penalties target the Bank of Moscow, the Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank. …read more Source: San Francisco...
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...
