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    Australia rules out fresh sanctions against Russia before all airliner victims are recovered
    Jul30

    Australia rules out fresh sanctions against Russia before all airliner victims are recovered

    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: FOX...

    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...

    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...

    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...

    US Envoy: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border
    Jul30

    US Envoy: Advanced Weapons on Russia-Ukraine Border

    The United States says it expects to pass another round of tough sanctions against Russia for its alleged involvement in the conflict in eastern Ukraine. In an interview with Voice of America, the U.S. ambassador to Ukraine said Russian President Vladimir Putin must take steps to de-escalate the crisis. He spoke to Henry Ridgwell at the U.S....

    VOA Interview with Geoffrey Pyatt
    Jul30

    VOA Interview with Geoffrey Pyatt

    Geoffrey R. Pyatt is the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. He was interviewed by VOA’s Henry Ridgwell. …read more Source: Voice of...

    Cold War 2.0? Obama Announces Tough US, Europe Economic Sanctions on Russia, Insists That ‘It’s Not a New Cold War’
    Jul30

    Cold War 2.0? Obama Announces Tough US, Europe Economic Sanctions on Russia, Insists That ‘It’s Not a New Cold War’

    WASHINGTON—Spurred to action by the downing of the Malaysian airliner, the European Union approved dramatically tougher economic sanctions Tuesday against Russia, followed swiftly by a new round of U.S. penalties targeting key sectors of the Russian economy. The coordinated sanctions were aimed at increasing pressure on Russian President...

    Obama Announces New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
    Jul30

    Obama Announces New U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

    President Barack Obama said on Tuesday the United States has expanded sanctions against Russia over its support for rebels in eastern Ukraine. Obama said the sanctions targeted energy, defense and finance sectors of the Russian economy. “Russia is once again isolating itself against the international community setting back decades of...