Extending US and EU sanctions against Russia is a commitment to a policy that has already proven unsuccessful and has no chance of success in the future, says American expert Clifford G. Gaddy in an article published by The Business Insider. The article was first published on the website...
The head of the European Council Donald Tusk said that the leaders of the EU member states are discussing the possibility of introducing new sanctions against Russia. “I am in consultation with European Union leaders on the next steps,” he said. Tusk added that the EU has done everything possible so that the new Minsk ...
Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham sharply criticized the latest Minsk agreements. As a result, the situation in eastern Ukraine has not stabilized, but rather worsened, Republicans believe. In their statement, they accused Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande, and the United States of “deliberately legitimately dismembering a sovereign state in Europe for the first time...
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the imposition of economic and visa sanctions against 37 citizens of Russia and Ukraine, as well as 17 Russian and Ukrainian organizations. Harper's statement reads in part: “Canada's position remains clear - we recognize sovereignty and ...
Russian businessmen Boris and Arkady Rotenberg, who are friends of President Vladimir Putin, recently sold part of their assets to their sons, the Wall Street Journal reported. In particular, we are talking about a company that is engaged in drilling operations under a contract with Gazprom and fashionable ...
The US authorities have decided to expand the sanctions against North Korea, imposed in connection with a hacker attack on Sony Pictures. This was announced on Thursday, February 5, by Reuters, citing a source in Congress. New restrictive measures will affect the interests of cooperating with ...
British Foreign Secretary William Hague called for the exclusion of Russia from a number of international organizations. In an article published on the website of The Telegraph, Haig stressed that Britain and its allies must be prepared to build a new relationship with Moscow, given the role of ...