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    EU Units of Russian Banks Exempt From Sanctions
    Jul30

    EU Units of Russian Banks Exempt From Sanctions

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    European Union-based subsidiaries of Russian state-owned banks are exempt from EU sanctions, two European officials said. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    The Right-Wing Delusion That Obama Is an Israel-Hating Dove
    Jul30

    The Right-Wing Delusion That Obama Is an Israel-Hating Dove

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: The Atlantic (USA)

    Among some right-leaning hawks, there is a persistent delusion that President Obama is a non-interventionist dove who rejects American exceptionalism and hegemony, all the while harboring a unique, possibly anti-Semitic distaste for Israel. The populist manifestation of this delusion has asked us to believe that Obama “pals around with...

    Russia Restricts Imports Of Fruit, Vegetables From Poland
    Jul30

    Russia Restricts Imports Of Fruit, Vegetables From Poland

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    Russia’s food safety watchdog says it has imposed “restrictions” on imports of fruit and vegetables from Poland beginning August 1. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Here’s Putin’s Next Move (RSX)
    Jul30

    Here’s Putin’s Next Move (RSX)

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    Vladmir Putin’s next move could be to block the transit of gas through Ukraine to Europe, write Morgan Stanley analysts. This could cause energy prices to spike in Putin’s effort to retaliate against the world for imposing economic sanctions on Russia. New Sanctions The U.S. and the European Union announced a fresh round of economic...

    Moroccan jailed for killing Jewish physician in Ukraine
    Jul30

    Moroccan jailed for killing Jewish physician in Ukraine

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Jewish Telegraphic Agency (USA)

    (JTA) — A Moroccan man who killed a Jewish physician in Ukraine was sentenced to 15 years in jail after a court of appeals reversed his acquittal. Shakeeb Otman from Casablanca was sent to jail on July 22 for the premeditated murder of Leon Fraierfeld, an orthopedic surgeon from the city of Lviv in western Ukraine on Oct. 19, 2012. The July...

    Majority In Russia Believe Malaysian Jet Shot Down By Ukrainians: Poll
    Jul30

    Majority In Russia Believe Malaysian Jet Shot Down By Ukrainians: Poll

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (USA)

    A public-opinion poll in Russia has found that the majority of residents in Russia’s big cities believe that the Malaysian passenger plane that crashed in eastern Ukraine killing 298 people on July 17 had been shot down by the Ukrainian army. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Euro-Zone Business Confidence Holds Up
    Jul30

    Euro-Zone Business Confidence Holds Up

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: The Wall Street Journal (USA)

    Euro-zone businesses were mostly undaunted by growing tensions between the European Union and Russia over Ukraine’s future following the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17. …read more Source: The Wall Street...

    Observers turned back from Ukraine crash site
    Jul30

    Observers turned back from Ukraine crash site

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: The Bismarck Tribune

    Paul Picard, the head of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) mission in Russia’s southern Rostov-on-Don region, center, meets with local administration in Rostov-on-… …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Russian Stocks Are Laughing Off The Latest Sanctions (RSX, SPX)
    Jul30

    Russian Stocks Are Laughing Off The Latest Sanctions (RSX, SPX)

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Business Insider (USA)

    If you were expecting Russian stocks to fall Wednesday, you were wrong. Russia’s MICEX index was actually up a healthy 2.2%. On Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama announced a fresh round of economic sanctions on Russia for its ongoing involvement in destabilizing Ukraine. “Among the targets of the new measures include the Bank of...

    Russia Defiant in Face of Tougher Sanctions
    Jul30

    Russia Defiant in Face of Tougher Sanctions

    Wednesday, July 30 , 2014 - 13:38 (EEST) Section: Voice of America (USA)

    Russia’s central bank promised to support financial institutions hit by new sanctions imposed by the United States and the European Union. The United States imposed sanctions on more Russian banks on Tuesday, targeting the country’s second-largest lender VTB , its subsidiary the Bank of Moscow, and the Russian Agriculture Bank. The...