US sanctions top Russian officials over Crimea (via AFP)

The United States on Monday imposed financial sanctions on seven top Russian government officials and lawmakers to punish Russia’s incursion into Crimea. In a new executive order, President Barack Obama also imposed sanctions against former Ukrainian…

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