Posted on 12/14/2014 2:38:08 AM PST by Berlin_Freeper
Washington (AFP) - The US Congress unanimously approved fresh economic sanctions against Russia and lethal weapons for Kiev, defying President Barack Obama and hardening American lawmakers' response to a Kremlin-backed insurgency in Ukraine.
Identical texts of the Ukraine Freedom Support Act passed both the Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday, but because of a technical issue it returned to the Senate where it passed by unanimous consent moments before the chamber adjourned late Saturday night.
It is now up to Obama to either sign or veto the measure. The White House said Thursday it was "looking at it."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...
“It was clear from their speech, from their behavior, that they were Russians, and they said they came to bring order to our region,” he said. Russian soldiers had already occupied Crimea.
...“Who else, if not us?” said Mr. Reuta, whose wife and three children had sought the safety of Kiev. “Should we send the young men, those who have not yet gotten to know God?”
As the shells came in, announcing themselves with whistles and booms, the room where Mr. Reuta was crouching took a direct hit, killing him. Mr. Matiash, who was in another room, was unscathed.
“We all respected him,” Mr. Matiash said of Mr. Reuta.
“Those who should be responsible for the terrorist attack ... the world has the right to know their names,” he said.
... On Friday, Russia's central bank was seen intervening on financial markets to halt the slide of the rouble against the US dollar. The Russian currency has lost 40 percent of its value against the US currency in 2014. It dropped to a new low of almost 58 to the dollar
Thanks Berlin_Freeper.
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