Tag: US Sanctions
White House vows to sanction Putin (Full show)
Ukraine has begun deploying rocket artillery inside civilian neighborhoods of major cities, the Kremlin claimed on Friday. Meanwhile, the White House says Russian President Vladimir Putin and FM Sergey Lavrov will be sanctioned, along with members of Russia’s national security team. RT senior writer Nebojsa Malic joins to share his insights. Then RT’s Paula Slier reports from London on new sanctions against Russia issued by the UK, “the largest that Russia has ever seen,” …
How sanctions only harm everyday people (Full show)
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. …
Ben Norton: So-called Russia ‘invasion’ exuse needed to justify US sanctions
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. …
