15:48
20.3.2014
Lots of reaction the new U.S. sanctions list.
US list remarkably similar to the one promoted by @navalny and @GuyVerhofstadt the other day. No Sechin though pic.twitter.com/ywUkmIi1gl
— max seddon (@maxseddon) March 20, 2014
15:47
20.3.2014
It wouldn't be Thursday without a glance at the new "Economist" cover:
This week's cover preview: The new world order. March 22nd – 28th 2014 pic.twitter.com/4Uihwjrit7
— The Economist (@TheEconomist) March 20, 2014
15:43
20.3.2014
Russian opposition leader Aleksei Navalny would also like to see Rosneft's Igor Sechin and Gazprom's Aleksei Miller on the U.S. sanctions list.
Очень-очень-очень не хватает в этом списке Миллера и Сечина.
— Alexey Navalny (@navalny) March 20, 2014
15:38
20.3.2014
Wow. Here we go. Putin allies Kovalchuk, Rotenbergs, Timchenko, Yakunin all hit by new US sanctions http://t.co/z3fYBRTyeu
— Courtney Weaver (@courtneymoscow) March 20, 2014
15:38
20.3.2014
Here's the U.S. Treasury's growing list of "Specially Designated Nationals And Blocked Persons List" with the most recent additions, announced today by President Obama. I count 41 new entries.
15:36
20.3.2014
Kremlin heavy-hitters sanctioned by the US now. Notable absence: heads of Rosneft & Gazprom. Oil & gas are always our friends...@paulsonne
— Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) March 20, 2014
15:33
20.3.2014
Belgian Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo said as EU leaders gathered in Brussels that "We have to work in stages. The EU Commission can, of course, prepare for eventual sanctions, but I want an economic, political, and military analysis [first]. And we have to favor a direct dialogue between Ukraine and Russia."
15:32
20.3.2014
In his statement nixing the plan for an EU-Russia summit in June, French President Francois Hollande added that there has been "a suspension of political relations" with Moscow and repeated Brussels' view that the annexation of Crimea is "unacceptable." A summit with Russia, he said, "cannot happen in these circumstances." Hollande said the EU could impose further sanctions against Russia, after nearly 20 Russians and Ukrainians were targeted with measures this week.
15:31
20.3.2014
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published a list of Russians targeted by the fresh U.S. sanctions.
Here are some of the biggest names:
-- Billionaire Gennady Timchenko
-- Businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenberg
-- Sergei Ivanov, chief of staff of the presidential executive office
-- Lawmaker Sergei Mironov, co-authored a bill to annex Crimea
-- Putin aide Andrei Fursenko
Here are some of the biggest names:
-- Billionaire Gennady Timchenko
-- Businessmen Arkady and Boris Rotenberg
-- Sergei Ivanov, chief of staff of the presidential executive office
-- Lawmaker Sergei Mironov, co-authored a bill to annex Crimea
-- Putin aide Andrei Fursenko
15:13
20.3.2014
President Barack Obama says the United States is imposing more sanctions targeting Russia over its annexation of Crimea. Speaking in a live televised broadcast, Obama said the measures target senior Russian officials as well as individuals with significant resources who support the government, plus a bank. Obama said he has signed an executive order that could also lead to sanctions on key sectors of the Russian economy, if such a step is deemed necessary.