The Treasury list, copied uncritically from a Forbes Russia list, shows the Trump administration isn't serious about sanctions.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-30/the-u-s-list-of-russian-oligarchs-is-a-disgrace
Trump Administration takes heat for State Department and Treasury's "weak" blacklist for new sanctions. Stocks and bonds spared.
Bei seinem Ukrainebesuch Anfang Januar 2018 sprach Außenminister Sigmar Gabriel die Entsendung einer vollwertigen UN-Friedensmission in das Donezbecken (bzw. „der Donbas“) als...
His tax cuts and pure willpower can't bring back manufacturing jobs.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-30/trump-still-dreams-of-a-1950s-era-economy
Washington listet 210 russische Milliardäre, Politiker und Beamte auf, die angeblich in enger Beziehung zu Präsident Putin stehen. Die Liste soll abschrecken - noch ist sie nur eine Drohgebärde.
The list of 96 Russian Oligarchs published by the Treasury Department on Monday comes from Forbes and other sources, the department says. In a puzzling move, the Treasury Department chose to define “oligarchs” as any Russian with a fortune of $1 billion or more – regardless of the fortune’s origins.
Moscow's military is back--sort of.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russias-military-used-215-new-weapons-systems-syria-24283
With United Nations-sponsored talks to end the civil war getting nowhere, Russia staged its own. Neither has made much progress.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/30/world/middleeast/syria-russia-sochi-talks.html
There is no doubt that Vladimir Putin will win a fourth term in Russia's presidential election on March 18. But despite the Kremlin's orchestration of the proceedings, the race provides also-rans with opportunities to shape Russia's path.