The EU has announced new sanctions against Russia, to take almost immediate effect. While NATO has praised signs of Russian troop withdrawal from Ukraine, the EU says more time is needed to assess the fragile ceasefire.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
Deutsche Welle: While ready to ‘review’ sanctions against Russia, EU announces new set of bans
Russia's President Vladimir Putin enters a hall for a meeting with Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben van Beurden in the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, on April 18, 2014.
