Aug 29 Russian fund with U.S. advisers eludes sanctions By Jeff Horwitz, Stephen Braun, Associated Press Despite its ties to Russian state businesses and officials, the Russian Direct Investment Fund has managed to operate unaffected by the sanctions imposed by the U.S. and EU in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's military actions in Ukraine. The… Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch Russian food import ban doesn’t shake E.U. resolve on sanctions By PBS News Hour Chief foreign correspondent Margaret Warner talks to Gwen Ifill about the U.S. response to Russia’s new ban against most Western food imports, the E.U.’s growing resolve to stand with the U.S. and the growing potential for Russian troops to invade… Continue watching
Aug 07 Watch Moscow answers U.S., European sanctions with ban on food imports for a year By PBS News Hour Russia imposed a year-long ban on most Western food imports in retaliation for American and European sanctions leveled in response to Russia’s support of rebels in eastern Ukraine. President Obama replied that the Kremlin is hurting its own people. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Aug 07 Russia bans food imports from U.S. and E.U. By Ayan Sheikh Russian Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev, announced an immediate ban on the import of fruit, vegetable, meat and milk products from the United States, European Union and several other countries during a government meeting on Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 01 Obama phones Putin to talk Ukraine, missiles and sanctions By Jim Kuhnhenn, Associated Press In an Obama-initiated phone call Friday, the U.S. president also raised concerns that Russia violated a key Cold War era nuclear weapons treaty, the White House said. In a letter this week from Obama to Putin and in an administration… Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Russia’s response to MH17 crash shifts EU attitudes on sanctions By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 Watch U.S., EU slam Russia with more sanctions for stoking Ukraine unrest By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 29 Obama announces a new round of Russia sanctions By Julie Pace, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is expected to announce a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch News Wrap: Violence prevents access to MH17 wreckage By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, heavy fighting between government troops and rebels in eastern Ukraine prevented an international police team from reaching the wreckage of the downed Malaysian airliner to secure the crash site. Also, a federal appeals court in… Continue watching
Jul 22 Watch Economic fragility, energy on the line for EU countries considering tougher Russia penalties By PBS News Hour What is the chance Europe will form a united front when it comes to imposing further sanctions against Russia? Gwen Ifill joins Heather Conley of the Center for Strategic & International Studies about hesitation within the European Union to level… Continue watching