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    E.U. tightens sanctions against Russian banks, defense companies and individuals

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:50 (EEST) Section: The Washington Post (USA)

    MOSCOW — The European Union announced stricter sanctions against Russia on Thursday in response to that country’s recent involvement in the Ukraine crisis, taking aim at Russia’s energy sector, as well as its vital financial and defense industries. Read full article >> …read more Source: The Washington...

    NATO: 1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine
    Sep11

    NATO: 1,000 Russian troops in Ukraine

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:50 (EEST) Section: CNN (USA)

    Russia still has about 1,000 troops inside eastern Ukraine, a NATO military officer said Thursday, a week after Ukraine’s government and pro-Russia rebels agreed to a ceasefire aimed at ending months of conflict. …read more Source:...

    U.S. to Ratchet Up Russia Sanctions
    Sep11

    U.S. to Ratchet Up Russia Sanctions

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:35 (EEST) Section: Time (USA)

    President Barack Obama announced Thursday that the United States would “deepen and broaden” its sanctions on Russia for its actions in eastern Ukraine, despite last week’s cease-fire reached between the government of Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. American and European officials have been preparing the additional sanctions for weeks,...

    U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia, Obama says
    Sep11

    U.S. to impose new sanctions on Russia, Obama says

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:35 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    The new round of sanctions is coordinated with the European Union, and will begin Friday …read more Source: USA...

    Obama: U.S. Will ‘Intensify’ Sanctions On Russia
    Sep11

    Obama: U.S. Will ‘Intensify’ Sanctions On Russia

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:35 (EEST) Section: The Huffington Post (USA)

    WASHINGTON, Sept 11 (Reuters) – President Barack Obama said on Thursday the United States will join the European Union in imposing tougher sanctions on Russia’s financial, energy and defense sectors after Moscow sent troops into eastern Ukraine last month, and will provide details on the new steps on Friday. “These measures will...

    Putin says Ukraine crisis used by West to ‘revive’ NATO
    Sep11

    Putin says Ukraine crisis used by West to ‘revive’ NATO

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:35 (EEST) Section: USA TODAY (USA)

    President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday accused Western countries of creating the Ukrainian crisis and using it to revive NATO. Duration: 00:34 Video provided by AFP …read more Source: USA...

    OBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA
    Sep11

    OBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:19 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    President Barack Obama on Thursday announced the U.S. would join the European Union in intensifying sanctions on Russia’s finance, energy, and defense sectors. “We will deepen and broaden sanctions in Russia’s financial, energy, and defense sectors,” Obama said in a statement. “These measures will increase...

    Self-Exiled Blogger: ‘Crimea Is A Big Prison’
    Sep11

    Self-Exiled Blogger: ‘Crimea Is A Big Prison’

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:05 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Crimea blogger Yelizaveta Bohutskaya says freedoms are dwindling in the annexed peninsula, which she fled this week after her home was raided by security forces. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Can Foreign Policy Help Republicans Take the Senate?
    Sep11

    Can Foreign Policy Help Republicans Take the Senate?

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 20:05 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Foreign policy and the Middle East as a major issue in the midterms? A few months ago, it would have been almost laughable—but with overseas news dominating the headlines and on voters’ minds, Republicans see the issue as the final piece in the puzzle for using fears about President Obama’s tenure against Democratic candidates in key...

    Ukraine: Winter of Gas Pain?
    Sep11

    Ukraine: Winter of Gas Pain?

    Thursday, September 11 , 2014 - 19:34 (EEST) Section: The Boston Globe (USA)

    It’s a long wait – but the food does come. Emergency stocks of cooking oil, flour and tea make things a bit better for these refugees from the fighting in Donetsk and Luhansk. Life in Ukraine is hard – it could be harder if Moscow puts a stranglehold on gas imports from European neighbours. Like Poland, for whom Russia has...