US And EU Impose Sanctions As Crimea Turns To Moscow
Credit: Anry
March 18, 2014

Via AFP:

The United States and Europe hit Vladimir Putin's inner circle with sanctions but failed to dissuade the Russian leader from pursuing his apparent goal of annexing Crimea.

The White House said the measures were the toughest against Russia since the Cold War and warned it would target economic power brokers in Moscow if the Kremlin does not change course.

There was no sign of Putin backing down, however, and Crimea's pro-Moscow authorities made plans to swiftly honor Sunday's 96 percent referendum vote to return to the Russian fold.

Putin took a step closer to formally annexing the t...

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