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    Obma, EU slap tough sanctions on certain of Russia’s sectors
    Jul30

    Obma, EU slap tough sanctions on certain of Russia’s sectors

    President Barack Obama and European leaders on Tuesday slapped their toughest sanctions yet on Russia’s energy, arms and finance sectors to protests Russian involvement in Ukraine. But the measures stopped short of steps that might inflict damage on Western economies. …read more Source: Miami...

    Australia rules out new sanctions against Russia
    Jul30

    Australia rules out new sanctions against Russia

    Australia’s Prime Minister Tony Abbott says his government is not considering ratcheting up sanctions against Russia while it is focusing on retrieving Australian victims from the wreckage of the Malaysian airliner disaster in Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    EU hits Russia with new military, financial sanctions
    Jul30

    EU hits Russia with new military, financial sanctions

    The White House also said Tuesday that the U.S. could announce new sanctions on Russia “as soon as today.” …read more Source:...

    US Ambassador: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border
    Jul30

    US Ambassador: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border

    The United States says it expects to pass another round of tough sanctions against Russia over its alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. In an interview with VOA, the US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt said Russian President Vladimir Putin must take steps to de-escalate the crisis. The shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines...

    Obama Says Russia Has ‘Failed,’ Expands Economic Sanctions
    Jul30

    Obama Says Russia Has ‘Failed,’ Expands Economic Sanctions

    WASHINGTON—The Obama administration accusation that Russia violated a key nuclear weapons treaty leaves the future of the 26-year-old accord in question and further dampens President Barack Obama’s hopes to burnish his legacy with deeper cuts to nuclear arsenals. The State Department’s annual report on international compliance...

    US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
    Jul30

    US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia

    WASHINGTON (AP) — Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, including an arms embargo and restrictions on state-owned banks. President Barack Obama swiftly followed with an expansion of U.S. penalties targeting key sectors of the...

    U.S. Expands Economic Sanctions on Russia
    Jul30

    U.S. Expands Economic Sanctions on Russia

    Frustrated by Russia’s involvement in Ukraine, US President Obama says he’s joining the EU and imposing new sanctions on Moscow. …read more Source: The Boston...

    Obama’s Russia Envoy Nominee: U.S. Will ‘Never Accept’ Crimea Takeover
    Jul30

    Obama’s Russia Envoy Nominee: U.S. Will ‘Never Accept’ Crimea Takeover

    The nominee to be next U.S. ambassador to Russia says the United States will “never accept” the Kremlin’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region and cannot ignore Russia’s actions in the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    Europe Puts Putin in a Corner
    Jul30

    Europe Puts Putin in a Corner

    Ostracizing Russia won’t resolve Ukraine’s tensions, or a host of other nasty crises. …read more Source:...

    Obama Announces New Russian Sanctions
    Jul30

    Obama Announces New Russian Sanctions

    The president, speaking from the South Lawn of the White House, discussed new economic sanctions against Russia amid unrest in neighboring Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...