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    June 26, 2017
    National flags of Russia and the U.S. fly at Vnukovo International Airport in Moscow, Russia. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov
    Russia sanctions bill remains stalled in Congress
    WASHINGTON - U.S. lawmakers said on Monday, June 26, they did not know when legislation to impose new sanctions on Russia might come up for a...
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    May 4, 2017
    FILE PHOTO - A North Korean flag flies on a mast at the Permanent Mission of North Korea in Geneva October 2, 2014. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo
    U.S. House approves tighter North Korea sanctions
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation on Thursday to tighten sanctions on North Korea by targeting...
    NewsMay 4, 2017 - 2:00pm
    December 17, 2014
    U.S., Cuba to restore ties
    WASHINGTON — The renewal of full diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba could be the start of a long thaw in decades of animosity, but the path is full of obstacles, not least the U.S. sanctions on the Communist-run island. The embargo is enshrined in law, most...
    NewsDecember 17, 2014 - 8:49pm
    July 20, 2014
    Kerry makes most explicit case against Russia over Malaysia jet
    WASHINGTON — Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday laid out what he said was overwhelming evidence of Russian complicity in the downing of a Malaysian airliner in eastern Ukraine as he made the U.S. case against Moscow in the most emphatic and explicit terms yet. Delivering his...
    NewsJuly 20, 2014 - 8:42pm
    July 16, 2014
    President Barack Obama delivers remarks about Ukraine Wednesday in the press briefing room at the White House. Reuters
    Toughest sanctions yet imposed on Russia over Ukraine
    WASHINGTON — The United States Wednesday imposed its most wide-ranging sanctions yet on Russia’s economy, including Gazprombank and the Rosneft...
    NewsJuly 16, 2014 - 8:32pm
    April 21, 2014
    U.S. to act ‘in days’ if no Russian action in Ukraine
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The United States government said Monday it will decide “in days” on additional sanctions if Russia does not take steps to implement an agreement to ease tensions in Ukraine. In a telephone call with his Russian counterpart, U.S. Secretary of State John...
    NewsApril 21, 2014 - 8:53pm
    March 27, 2014
    Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) (right) and ranking member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) host a news conference Thursday after a Senate vote on an aid package for Ukraine. Reuters
    U.S. approves Ukraine aid
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives easily passed bills Thursday to provide aid to Ukraine, back a $1 billion...
    NewsMarch 27, 2014 - 8:25pm
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