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April 21, 2014

Deadly Shooting Follows Ukraine-Russia Truce 
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Violence broke out in eastern Ukraine on Sunday days after the truce
between Kiev and Moscow. At least three people were killed when a
shootout erupted at a checkpoint in a town controlled by pro-Russian
separatists. The truce calls for the disarming and withdrawal of armed
groups under international supervision. But a top separatist leader has
said his forces are not bound by the deal, and little movement has been
seen so far. At the White House, National Security Adviser Susan Rice
appeared to suggest the United States could target Russia's oil and gas
sector if it is deemed to violate the truce.

National Security Adviser Susan Rice: "There are other potential ways in
the framework of our executive orders, that we could impose costs,
should that be necessary. In the event of a dramatic escalation, or a
significant escalation, including, as we've said repeatedly, the
potential for Russia to move its own forces on the border inside of
Ukraine, that those costs and sanctions could even include targeting
very significant sectors of the Russian economy, but beyond that, I'm
not going to be specific."

 

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