US, Europe sanction Russians after Crimea vote

WASHINGTON, Mar 17 – The United States and Europe targeted Vladimir Putin’s inner circle on Monday, slapping sanctions on senior officials to pressure the Kremlin to abandon moves to annex Crimea. The move came after the breakaway Ukrainian region voted to join Russia, in a referendum Kiev and the West deems illegitimate – and embarked […]



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