Month: February 2022

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How sanctions only harm everyday people (Full show)

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The Biden administration announced more sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, taking aim at the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. This comes on the heels of Germany’s halting of further certification of the pipeline as punishment for Russia’s recognition of two breakaway republics in eastern Ukraine. Meanwhile, the European Union has placed sanctions on senior Russian government officials, several companies and hundreds of lawmakers who voted in favor of recognizing the independence of these republics, but not Russian President Vladimir Putin himself. RT America’s Alex Mihailovich has the details. … Read More >How sanctions only harm everyday people (Full show)

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Putin recognises Donetsk & Luhansk People’s Republics: The Ukraine crisis, NATO-Russia tensions explained

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Ben Aris, editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews, discusses Vladimir Putin’s motivations for recognising the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, NATO expansion causing major security concerns for Russia, Ukraine’s Zelensky declaring that he won’t implement the Minsk agreements – a trigger point for Putin, Ukraine tensions posing the biggest crisis for the West since the Cuban Missile Crisis … Read More >Putin recognises Donetsk & Luhansk People’s Republics: The Ukraine crisis, NATO-Russia tensions explained

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Ben Norton: So-called Russia ‘invasion’ exuse needed to justify US sanctions

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A new barrage of anti-Russian sanctions from US, EU and UK came on Tuesday to punish Moscow for recognition of the sovereignty of breakaway republics in the Donbass region of Eastern Ukraine. This comes amid continuing ceasefire violations by both the Ukrainian military and fighters for the breakaway republics. … Read More >Ben Norton: So-called Russia ‘invasion’ exuse needed to justify US sanctions