US expands sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Washington, Sep 12: The US Friday slapped tougher sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine crisis, targeting Russia's largest bank and leading energy and defence technology firms. The US added Russia's largest bank -- Sberbank of Russia -- to the existing ...
Russia slams the West over Ukraine sanctions
Moscow has accused the West of undermining a fragile truce in Ukraine as the ruble sank to a new low under the pressure of new EU sanctions. The new EU punitive measures came into effect on Friday in lockstep with fresh sanctions from the United States ...
New US sanctions on Russia target heart of Putin's energy empire (+video)
Washington — The United States hit Russia on Friday with a new round of economic sanctions, levying penalties on Russia's largest bank and expanding financing restrictions on major energy and defense companies. The new Russia sanctions include five ...
Russia’s only cat-based mortgage lender sanctioned by U.S. Treasury
You can still get a cat with your mortgage from Sberbank in Russia, you just can’t do business with them if you’re American. Sberbank, which made HousingWire headlines Aug. 27 for its unique program of loaning cats to clients who buy one of their ...
US blacklists Russia’s largest bank amid new sanctions
“These steps underscore the continued resolve of the international community against Russia’s aggression,” U.S. Treasury secretary Jack Lew said in a statement. By Michael Hernandez WASHINGTON The Obama administration sanctioned Russia’s largest ...
West imposes new Russia sanctions, Putin defiant
Kiev (AFP) - The United States and European Union hit Russia with tough new sanctions Friday in a coordinated riposte to Moscow's "unacceptable behaviour" in Ukraine. Moscow responded by accusing its foes of seeking to derail a fragile ceasefire that came ...
U.S. steps up sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 intervening in Ukraine. The sanctions target ...
