Bob Menendez is banned from Russia (via NJ.com)
Hopefully, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez had no plans to summer in Moscow this year as he’s been banned from Russia. Menendez was one of six federal lawmakers who along with a number of advisors to President Obama, were banned from Russia in retaliation for…
US and EU impose sanctions as Crimea turns to Moscow (via AFP)
The United States and the European Union targeted Vladimir Putin’s inner circle with economic sanctions on Monday as Crimea moved to cement Russia’s takeover of the breakaway Ukrainian region. Moscow and Washington have been on a collision course since…
Russia warns could ‘reduce to zero’ economic dependency on US (via AFP)
Russia could reduce to zero its economic dependency on the United States if Washington agreed sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said on Tuesday, warning that the American financial system faced a “crash” if this happened. “We would…
Recorded March 26, 2012
Posted: March 3rd, 2014 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney | Tags: 2012 Presidential Politics, Barack Obama, CNN, Mitt Romney, Putin, Russia | 7 Comments »
Ukraine mobilises army as West warns Russia (via AFP)
Ukraine warned Sunday it was on the brink of disaster and called up military reservists after Russia’s threat to invade its Western-leaning neighbour risked sparking the worst crisis since the Cold War. US President Barack Obama and his Western allies…
US and Russia in landmark deal on Syria weapons (via AFP)
The United States and Russia on Saturday agreed on an ambitious plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons by the middle of next year and left the door open to sanctions if Damascus failed to comply. The landmark deal was hailed by the West, but rejected…
Obama: Russia plan on Syria arms may be ‘breakthrough’ (via AFP)
President Barack Obama said a Russian plan to head off threatened US strikes on Syria by securing a deal to destroy the regime’s chemical weapons could be a “significant breakthrough.” Obama warned Monday he had not taken military strikes off the table…
© Copyright 2024 | MoreMonmouthMusings | All Rights Reserved