The United States on Monday announced sanctions against separatist areas in Ukraine recognized by Russia, shortly after a Russian decree recognizing Luhansk and Donetsk as independent areas. The US sanctions will “prohibit new investment, trade, and financing by US persons to, from, or in the so-called DNR and LNR regions ...
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree recognizing breakaway Luhansk and Donetsk regions in eastern Ukraine as independent entities. In an emotional address broadcast on state-run television, the Russian leader made the announcement on Monday evening after signing a decree recognizing the two eastern regions, collectively known as Donbas. ...
