#Meet Putin’s daughters, who face US sanctions over Ukraine war

#Meet Putin’s daughters, who face US sanctions over Ukraine war

“Meet Putin’s daughters, who face US sanctions over Ukraine war” Russian President Vladimir Putin’s two daughters are among those sanctioned Wednesday in the latest round of US and European economic penalties over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The daughters, identified in reports earlier this week as Maria Putina and Katerina Tikhonova, are part of a group…

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#Putin critic Alexei Navalny found guilty by Russian court

#Putin critic Alexei Navalny found guilty by Russian court

“Putin critic Alexei Navalny found guilty by Russian court” Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny faces the prospect of spending a lot more time behind bars after being convicted Tuesday of embezzlement and contempt of court. “Navalny committed fraud — the theft of property by an organized group,” Judge Margarita Kotova said, adding that he had…

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#Zelensky has called — will Biden listen?

#Zelensky has called — will Biden listen?

“Zelensky has called — will Biden listen?” Addressing Congress from Kyiv, one of several Ukrainian cities being leveled by Vladimir Putin’s indiscriminate shelling, President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a thunderous moral clarion call.  He outlined the horrors Putin has inflicted on Ukraine and laid out their wider implications. This is not merely a tragedy for Ukraine,…

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#Sanctions don’t do much until they target Putin’s oil

#Sanctions don’t do much until they target Putin’s oil

“Sanctions don’t do much until they target Putin’s oil” Friday afternoon news dumps are always revealing, and that includes last week’s Treasury Department clarification of US sanctions on Russian banks. Don’t buy the Biden administration’s line that it’s pulling out the stops against Russia.  The president continues to insist he’s “enforcing the most significant package…

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