Economics
EU Halts Russian Trade, Visa Talks With Threat of More Curbs
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European Union governments halted trade and visa negotiations with Russia and prepared sanctions against selected Russian officials to protest the Kremlin’s assertion of control over Ukraine’s southern Crimea region.
EU leaders sent the diplomatic signals at a summit in Brussels today that pitted western European countries keen to offer Russia more time to pull back its forces before imposing sanctions against eastern countries demanding retribution now.