Wecan talk about the relative novelty ofthe sanctions interms ofthe number and intensity ofthe

The three oligarchs now placed under sanctions were branded Vladimir Putin’s “ cronies ” by Boris

Russia has been warned it will be swiftly hit with an “ unprecedented package of sanctions ” in the

BRUSSELS( Reuters)-The European Union is ready to scale up its sanctions and take" unprecedented

？ Close US will take' swift and severe' action if Russia invades Ukraine, warns State Department As many as 8, 500 US troops have been put on alert for possible deployment to eastern Europe in response to Russian soldiers gathering on Ukraine’s border, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby has said.US officials have warned that Russia could launch an imminent invasion of Ukraine. The “ bulk of ” the thousands of troops placed on heightened alert are planned to bolster the 40, 000 multinational Nato troo

Sanctions, no matter how they are presented, strengthen hardliners who want to position themselves

" Aggressive rhetoric persists." Lukashenko said Belarus had managed to maintain economic growth.... The economy contracted by 0.9% last year, and the World Bank expects it to grow by 1.2% in 2021, according to October projections.... Belarusian authorities need to ensure that inflation drops to 6% in 2022, Lukashenko said, down from 10.5% as of Nov....

accusations. Western countries, led by the United States, have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia over

sanctions bill. It predictably provoked a harsh response from Russian officials.

foresee the scale and depth of Western sanctions the Russian economy in response to Moscow's military