United States Archives
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Parliament calls on world leaders to step up pressure on Russia
MEPs have called on western diplomats to step up sanctions against Russian energy companies, as the US, the EU, Russia and Ukraine are meeting in Geneva to find a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis,
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Herman Van Rompuy: “Crimea’s illegal annexation is a disgrace in the 21st century and we will not recognise it”
Speaking at the end of the US.-EU summit on Wednesday, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy said that both the EU and the US are 'ready to intensify sanctions” against Russia if Moscow does not change course over his actions in Ukraine.
