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    Obama Joins Europe in Expanding Sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    Obama Joins Europe in Expanding Sanctions on Russia

    President Obama announced the action targeting more banks and a defense firm soon after the European Union imposed tough new sanctions against Russia over the conflict in Ukraine. …read more Source: The New York...

    US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    US, Europe impose tough new sanctions on Russia

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has announced new economic sanctions against key sectors of the Russian economy in the latest move by the U.S. to force Russian President Vladimir Putin to end his support for Ukrainian rebels…. …read more Source: Associated...

    Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…
    Jul29

    Here Comes Obama’s Statement On Ukraine…

    President Barack Obama is delivering a statement on the crisis in Ukraine from the South Lawn of the White House. Obama is announcing a new round of punishing sanctions on Russia and President Vladimir Putin for the country’s continued involvement in destabilizing the crisis and supporting pro-Russian separatists in the eastern regions of...

    Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    Obama to announce US sanctions on Russia

    The U.S. penalties follow tougher sanctions agreed to by European Union leaders earlier in the day. According to the Treasury Department, the U.S. penalties target the Bank of Moscow, the Russian Agricultural Bank and VTB Bank. …read more Source: San Francisco...

    U.S. Adds Russian Banks, Shipbuilding Company To Sanctions List
    Jul29

    U.S. Adds Russian Banks, Shipbuilding Company To Sanctions List

    The U.S. Treasury Department has added three banks to a list of sectoral sanctions and sanctioned one shipbuilding company in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. …read more Source: Radio Free Europe / Radio...

    The West Has Cornered Putin—and That’s When He’s Most Dangerous
    Jul29

    The West Has Cornered Putin—and That’s When He’s Most Dangerous

    Today is not a good day to be Vladimir Putin. A game that the Russian president was winning so deftly in the spring has turned on him in summer: The Ukrainian military is bearing down on the pro-Russian separatists in east Ukraine, and there’s …read more Source: The New...

    European Union slaps new, stronger sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    European Union slaps new, stronger sanctions on Russia

    The 28-nation European Union agreed Tuesday on stronger economic sanctions against Russia amid ongoing anger concerning the conflict in eastern Ukraine and the shooting down of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the great majority of whose passengers were Europeans. …read more Source: Los Angeles...

    Task force set up after plane shot down
    Jul29

    Task force set up after plane shot down

    The United Nations agency that governs civil aviation says it is setting up a task force aimed at improving security measures in the wake of the shoot-down of a Malaysia Airlines jet over eastern Ukraine. …read more Source: Miami...

    LIVE: President Obama on Ukraine
    Jul29

    LIVE: President Obama on Ukraine

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    Aspen Security Forum Highlights: ISIS, US Drone Strikes, and Transparency
    Jul29

    Aspen Security Forum Highlights: ISIS, US Drone Strikes, and Transparency

    The 2014 Aspen Security Forum brought together top military brass, intelligence officials, and ambassadors to discuss hot button issues in international affairs, and possible solutions for more peaceful relations between nations. Below are highlights from these conversations.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey on ISIS/ISIL...