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Post by elizabeth on Mar 7, 2014 7:22:29 GMT
US and EU impose sanctions and warn Russia to relent in Ukraine standoff • Pair issue grave warning to Moscow to pull back from Crimea • Crimean parliament votes to secede from Ukraine • Obama tells Putin: sanctions for ‘violation of sovereignty’ Barack Obama and his EU allies unveiled a co-ordinated set of sanctions on Thursday to punish Russia for occupying the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, imposing visa restrictions on individuals and sharpening rhetoric in what has rapidly degenerated into the worst east-west crisis since the end of the cold war. President Obama spoke for an hour on Thursday afternoon with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. According the White House, the US president told Putin that newly-announced sanctions, introduced in co-ordination with the UK, were a response to Russia’s “violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity”. “President Obama indicated that there is a way to resolve the situation diplomatically, which addresses the interests of Russia, the people of Ukraine, and the international community.” the White House said in a statement to reporters. Continue reading Guardian article by clicking here
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Post by Benjamin on Mar 7, 2014 8:24:20 GMT
the plot thickens...
...and Putin threatened to sell off US Bonds if this were to occur. If he makes good on that threat, the US is going to be in big, big trouble.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 7, 2014 12:09:37 GMT
The plot thickens even more...
Putin also said he will go after companies and their assets and he will go after people's personal accounts. I can only surmise this would be Americans that have business in his domain.
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