Russia to Appeal against US, EU Sanctions to WTO
“The latest round of sanctions provides grounds to appeal to the WTO. And we will appeal,” Ulyukaev said. Russia’s response to the new EU and US sanctions, besides restricting the import of used cars, may also affect petrochemicals and machinery ...
U.S., EU hit Russia with more sanctions despite Ukraine ceasefire
KIEV/DUSHANBE (Reuters) - The United States and European Union imposed new sanctions against Russia on Friday, tightening financial measures against Moscow over its intervention in Ukraine despite a week-old ceasefire which has brought calm to the ...
Russia: Aid convoy heading for Ukraine's war-torn city of Luhansk
Kiev, Ukraine (CNN)-- A convoy of more than 200 trucks that Russia says is carrying humanitarian aid has crossed the border into Ukraine without permission, a senior Ukrainian Border Service official said Saturday. Col. Serhiy Astahov, assistant to the ...
Ukraine PM says Russia wants to 'restore Soviet Union'
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk has accused Russia of wanting to "eliminate" his country and restore the Soviet Union. He said Ukraine was "still in a stage of war" with the "key aggressor" being Russia. Ukraine and Western countries accuse ...
Russia promises swift retaliatory measures to U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday it would respond quickly with retaliatory measures to the latest round of U.S. sanctions that it criticized as another "hostile step", pledging to support affected companies with state funds. The European Union and ...
Russia blasts sanctions as 'confrontational'
Russia lashed out Friday against the latest round of sanctions over its involvement in Ukraine, accusing the United States of once again escalating the crisis -- undermining the chances for peace there as well as the greater quest for "global stability.
Virgin's Branson says flight ban would hurt Russia most
"It would cost us quite a lot of money but it would actually cost Russia more money." Branson (Reuters) SummaryRussia would be the biggest loser if it carried out a threat to ban Western airlines from flying over its territory. Virgin Atlantic ends ...
Latest sanctions against Russia hurt banking and oil exploration
WASHINGTON — The United States imposed new sanctions Friday on Russia’s largest bank, a major arms maker and its biggest oil companies. The sanctions, coordinated with similar European Union steps, were triggered by what the West sees as Moscow’s ...
US intensifies sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Washington: The United States hit Russia's largest bank, a major arms maker and arctic, deepwater and shale exploration by its biggest oil companies with new sanctions on Friday to punish Moscow for its intervention in Ukraine. The sanctions, coordinated ...
Russia's Militarization of the North Pole Has U.S. Lawmakers on Edge
Every autumn for the last seven years, the United States, Canada, and Russia have conducted a military exercise together at the North Pole, near Alaska. During the mock scenario, fighter jets from all three countries intercept a "hijacked" commercial plane ...
