Section: US & Canada
U.S. extends Russia sanctions for Ukraine role
The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced new sanctions against Russian businesses and individuals relating to Russia’s “continued attempts to destabilize eastern Ukraine” and its “ongoing occupation of Crimea.” …read more Source:...
US Imposes Toughest Sanctions Yet on Russia Over Ukraine
The United States on Wednesday imposed its most wide-ranging sanctions yet on Russia’s economy, including Gazprombank and the Rosneft Oil Co., and other major banks and energy and defense companies. Washington has steadily escalated its financial sanctions on Russia over what it views as Moscow’s interference in its neighbor Ukraine....
Obama Announces New Sanctions Against Russia Over Ukraine
President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the crisis in Ukraine Wednesday, announcing that the U.S. would impose new sanctions against Russia. Obama said the U.S. would level “significant but targeted” sanctions due to Russia’s failure to deescalate in Ukraine. “I’ve repeatedly made it clear that Russia must...
The battle for eastern Ukraine
Pro-Russian fighters square off against Ukrainian state troops for control of eastern Ukraine near the Russsian border …read more Source:...
EU leaders order stricter sanctions for Russia over actions in Ukraine
European Union leaders ordered tougher sanctions against Russia on Wednesday because of its actions in Ukraine, asking the European Investment Bank to sign no new financing agreements with Moscow. …read more Source: CTV...
EU leaders order tougher sanctions against Russia
European Union leaders ordered tougher sanctions against Russia on Wednesday because of its actions in Ukraine, asking the European Investment Bank to sign no new financing agreements with Moscow. …read more Source: FOX...
U.S. To Escalate Sanctions Against Russia In Response To Crisis In Ukraine
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Obama administration is levying deeper sanctions on Russia as the West grapples for a way to quell an insurgency in eastern Ukraine widely believed to be backed by Moscow. The sanctions are expected to target key areas of the Russian economy, including the defense industry. But officials say the...
Education System Failed to Unite Ukraine, but There Is Still Hope if Diversity Is Embraced
Ukraine’s recent political crisis, a pro-Russian separatist movement and violence in the East has yet again drawn attention to the competing loyalties of Ukrainian citizens. Ukraine gained statehood in 1991 after the break-up of the Soviet Union, but the nation-building process for a new generation has been difficult. The country is...
U.S. Escalating Economic Sanctions Against Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say the Obama administration is levying deeper sanctions on Russia as the West grapples for a way to quell an insurgency in eastern Ukraine widely believed to be backed by Moscow. The sanctions are expected to target key areas of the Russian economy, including the defense industry. But officials say the...
Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Russian Sanctions…
President Barack Obama will make a statement at 5:15 p.m. ET Wednesday to formally announce new sanctions on Russia, the White House said. Obama’s statement will come from the Brady Briefing Room of the White House. The Obama administration leveled its most punitive sanctions yet against Russia and the government of President Vladimir Putin...
