EU adopts new sanctions against Russia to come into force in 'next few days'
A new package of sanctions against Russia has been adopted by the EU. Previous reports said the "further restrictive measures" were aimed at targeting three major oil companies, as well as the defense sector. According to a Monday statement by the president of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy, the new package was adopted through written procedure, "deepening the targeted measures of 31 July." "The sanctions aim at promoting a change of course in Russia's actions destabilizing eastern Ukraine," the statement reads.
[Editor's Comment:] Just looking at the last few decades, leaving out Latin America, we've seen the U.S. "destabilizing" Iran, Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia and Afghanistan. In actual fact, the U.S. has killed & murdered about 2 million people, in all probability even more than that. During all this time, we've heard nary a peep from the EU, much less any serious protests and have seen no sanctions whatever against the U.S. On the contrary, the EU has participated in the killing. Why did the EU stay silent? Pretty obvious, right? And now, by what right do the U.S. & the EU whine about Crimea? After all, a plebiscite was held there, one which made the wishes of the people there abundantly clear. - They want to be part of Russia, like they were before Nikita Khrushchev, the Ukrainian, gave Crimea away to the Ukraine (as if this peninsula was his to split off from Russia in the first place). Now the U.S. is preparing for (yet another) war, this time one against Russia, a war that may develop into WW3 and that probably will include the use of nuclear weapons. - All this for Crimea? And what's so special about the Ukraine anyway? Nothing special, except that it borders on Russia and is of strategic value to the U.S. and the ones who control this godforsaken country as a launching pad for attacks against Russia. - No, Obama's not the one; he's clearly not in charge. He's a puppet. A psycopathic one to be sure, but a puppet nevertheless and useful to those who control him. So, who are they? What is it they're after? - The Ukraine and ultimately Russia, right? But why? How far are they willing to go?
Stephen Lendman ■ Sanctions Wars Delay
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