Section: US & Canada
Russian Prime Minister Hints At Upping Defense Spending Amid ‘Evil’ US Sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev suggested on Thursday Russia could increase defense spending in response to “evil” new Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. He said Russia would not be bowed by the sanctions announced by the United States and the European Union but told a government meeting such moves...
Russia calls new U.S., EU sanctions ‘attempt to take vengeance’
President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lamented the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia, saying they will stalemate bilateral relations and hurt not only Russian but also U.S. businesses. …read more Source:...
Russia Calls Latest US Sanctions ‘Blackmail’
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the latest round of U.S. sanctions on Russia will stall bilateral relations and hurt U.S. businesses as well as Russian ones. Putin made his televised comments during a visit to Brazil, just hours after President Barack Obama announced new sanctions on Russian banks and energy companies for Moscow’s...
Russia Blasts New U.S., EU Sanctions As ‘Primitive’ Measures
The Kremlin has blasted significantly strengthened U.S. and EU sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Russia dismisses US sanctions as ‘bullying’
A woman speaks with a volunteer before they were sent to the eastern part of Ukraine to join the ranks of special battalion “Azov”, during a ceremony to take the oath of allegiance to Ukraine,… …read more Source: The Bismarck...
Ukrainian Officer Detained In Russia Details Her Capture To Consul
A Ukrainian Air Force officer who is being detained in Russia has given details of her capture to Ukraine’s consul, saying she was captured by pro-Russian separatists on Ukrainian soil and forcibly transported to Russia. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...
Japan wary as US, Europe up sanctions on Russia
For Japan, the ramping up of sanctions by the West against Russia can be summed up in a familiar phrase: It’s complicated. …read more Source: Miami...
Balancing priorities, Japan cautious as US, Europe step up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
For Japan, the ramping up of sanctions by the West against Russia can be summed up in a familiar phrase: It’s complicated. …read more Source: FOX...
Putin: U.S. Sanctions Hurt Bilateral Ties, U.S. Firms
(MOSCOW) — President Vladimir Putin on Thursday lamented the latest round of U.S. sanctions against Russia, saying they will stalemate bilateral relations and hurt not only Russian but also American businesses. MoreU.S. Imposes New Sanctions Against RussiaU.S. Escalating Economic Sanctions Against RussiaThe Young Kurdistan Musicians Shaping...
Obama rolls out new sanctions on Russia’s energy and financial sectors
President Obama announced new economic sanctions Wednesday against Russia, hitting major energy, financial and defense companies in a bid to end fighting in eastern Ukraine at the end of a day in which the Pentagon accused the Kremlin of gathering more forces at the border and a British newspaper reported … …read more Source: The...
