U.S. imposes new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
[Xinhua] The White House announced fresh sanctions on Monday against Russia, targeting seven government officials and 17 companies.
These people, among them two from Russian President Vladimir Putin
...Second and fourth President of the Russian Federation and the first to remain sober. Putin is credited with bringing political stability and re-establishing something like the rule of law, which occasionally results in somebody dropping dead from polonium poisoning. Under Putin, a new group of business magnates controlling significant swathes of Russia's economy has emerged, all of whom have close personal ties to Putin. The old bunch, without close personal ties to Putin, are in jail or in exile or dead...
's inner circle, and entities were hit with a visas ban and asset freeze in response to what the White House called Moscow's "continued illegal intervention in Ukraine and provocative acts."
The B.O. regime also took steps against high-technology exports to the Russian defense industry, White House front man Jay Carney said in a statement.
In response, Russia vowed on Monday to deliver a "painful" response to the fresh U.S. sanctions.
Posted by: Fred 2014-04-29 |