December 20, 2015 Obama says Russia's energy sector could be target of new sanctions President Obama threatened a new round of sanctions against Russia on Wednesday, this time aimed at the country’s energy sector.
December 20, 2015 Obama reportedly plays 'nuclear war game' with world leaders at summit The game required leaders to respond to the scenario of a terrorist attack with a “dirty bomb” in a big Western city.
December 20, 2015 Obama meets with key Putin ally amid push to isolate Russia In a last minute addition to his schedule, Obama sat down with Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev in a long room at the U.S. embassy, with the two countries' flags set up behind them.
December 20, 2015 Ukraine crisis revives talk of NATO, but little direct role seen For all the revived talk of NATO amid the Ukraine crisis, experts see it playing only a modest role.
December 20, 2015 GOP, Democrats spar over Obama's foreign policy, amid new fears of Putin takeovers Top Democrats and Republicans squared off Sunday over President Obama’s foreign policy, in the aftermath of Russia taking over part of Ukraine and amid new fears that Russian President Vladimir Putin is just getting started.
December 20, 2015 Carter criticizes drone use, domestic spying under Obama Former President Jimmy Carter on Sunday criticized the Obama administration’s surveillance efforts, saying the country’s use of drones has been “abused” and that he communicates by mail with foreign leaders for fear his electronic correspondences are being watched.
December 20, 2015 Rogers: Putin unpredictable, but US should help his neighbors 'protect and defend' themselves House Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Mike Rogers said Sunday that U.S. officials cannot predict what Russian President Vladimir Putin will do next, but Ukrainians “passionately think he’ll be one the move again.”
December 20, 2015 NATO chief calls Russian aggression in Crimea a 'wake-up call' NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen lambasted Moscow's annexation of Ukraine's strategic Crimea Peninsula as illegal and illegitimate, and repeated NATO's decision to suspend a joint maritime escort with Russia for the destruction of Syria's chemical weapons.
December 20, 2015 Republican lawmakers call for tougher sanctions against Russia Republicans on Capitol Hill Tuesday voiced frustration over President Obama’s handling of the crisis in Ukraine, criticizing his second round of sanctions against those in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle as too weak.
December 20, 2015 US suspends diplomatic relations with Syria A senior State Department official says the Syrian government has been told it must immediately suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the United States.
