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    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...

    EU Sanctions Against Russia – Who Will Feel the Pain?
    Jul29

    EU Sanctions Against Russia – Who Will Feel the Pain?

    European Union governments have agreed to impose new sanctions against Russia that will target, among other areas, its defense sector, with Washington poised to follow. Experts agree the measures were long in coming but there seems to be little agreement over how painful they will be for Russia – and for Europe itself. Agreed to by European...

    Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight
    Jul29

    Global aviation leaders to set up task force in wake of shoot-down of Malaysia Airlines flight

    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: FOX...

    Obama expected to announce US sanctions on Russia
    Jul29

    Obama expected to announce US sanctions on Russia

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is expected to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia Tuesday. …read more Source: The Bismarck...

    Ukraine Rebels Threaten to Ban Access to MH17 Crash Site
    Jul29

    Ukraine Rebels Threaten to Ban Access to MH17 Crash Site

    Rebels in eastern Ukraine accused the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Tuesday of serving U.S. and Ukrainian interests. …read more Source:...