Ukraine Vessels Attacked as New EU Russia Sanctions Loom
Pro-Russian rebels attacked two Ukrainian coast-guard vessels for the first time, just hours after European Union governments agreed to impose new sanctions on Russia if the conflict worsens. Fighting in southeast Ukraine continued yesterday and the ...
Is the Latest Round of Russia Sanctions a Threat to ExxonMobil?
The latest round of U.S. and EU economic sanctions against Russia, which target strategically important banking and energy companies, are aimed at choking off its access to Western debt and equity financing. They also impose restrictions on the sale or ...
Lithuanian president: Russia effectively at war with EU
Lithuanian president: Russia effectively at war with EU Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite said Russia is at war with Ukraine and so effectively at war with Europe. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Video provided by Reuters Check out this story on ...
EU threatens Russia with more sanctions
BRUSSELS (AP) — Despite tough rhetoric decrying Russia's increasing military involvement in Ukraine, European Union leaders on Sunday stopped short of imposing new sanctions against Moscow right away. Instead, the 28-nation bloc's heads of state and ...
Islam Feruz returns from Russia
Islam Feruz's Russian adventure is over virtually before it begins. Eyebrows were raised when the young striker agreed to a loan move to Krylia Sovetov, who compete in the Russian second division -- and it turns out they were raised for very good reason.
EU orders preparation of 'urgent' Russia sanctions as Ukraine troops give more ground
European Union leaders stopped short of imposing new economic sanctions on Russia in response to the latest developments in Ukraine early Sunday, instead tasking the organization's executive body to "urgently" prepare tougher economic sanctions that could ...
Russia and Ukraine trade soldiers at border: Russian news agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Ukraine has handed over a group of captured Russian paratroops and Russia has returned 63 Ukrainian soldiers who crossed into its territory last week, Russian news agencies quoted a paratroop commander as saying. RIA news agency quoted ...
Putin warns enemies of Russia: 'It's best not to mess with us'
Russian strongman Vladimir Putin delivered a provocative warning to his foes Friday: Don’t mess with us. “Thank God, I think no one is thinking of unleashing a large-scale conflict with Russia,” a defiant Putin said in a fiery speech at a youth ...
Russia Waging War Against All Of Europe, Lithuanian President Claims
Russia is waging war with all of Europe, the president of Lithuania warned on Saturday. This week more than 1,000 Russian troops poured across the border into Ukraine, where they have joined Russia-aligned rebels in the fight against the Ukrainian government.
