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> Russia’s Small Nukes are a Big Problem for European Security Similarly, RT America ceased production and laid off most of its staff, most likely because it could no longer be profitable for reasons tied to the war in Ukraine.īecause of Russia’s war in Ukraine, U.S.- Russian relations will suffer tremendously for the foreseeable future.

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Connected to the war in Ukraine, Russia has created a new law that criminalizes any reporting that “contradicts the government’s version of events,” which has shut down, whether temporarily or permanently, American media outlets in Russia such as Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and The New York Times. State Department is working towards all three of their releases. Marines, most likely are imprisoned on fabricated charges, and Griner, a Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) star, is imprisoned allegedly for transporting hashish oil in her luggage at the Moscow airport. citizens-Paul Whelan, Trevor Reed, and Brittney Griner-currently are imprisoned in Russia. State Department, and likewise for Russians to visit the United States due to most visa services being halted. citizens to visit Russia due to a Level 4 travel advisory imposed by the U.S. According to a senior Biden administration official, the United States has been forced to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by approximately 90 percent in the last four years. and Russia have imposed multiple tit-for-tat actions, including expelling diplomats and setting restrictions on the number of diplomatic staff allowed to work in each other’s country. Icy U.S.-Russian relations also have had several consequences in recent history. The United States also sent approximately 14,000 troops to Germany, Poland, and Romania to reinforce NATO’s Eastern flank, in case the war encroaches onto NATO territory.

It also cut selected Russian banks from the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (SWIFT) messaging system to “ensure that these banks are disconnected from the international financial system and harm their ability to operate globally.” In addition, the United States is providing to Ukraine advanced weaponry, such as Javelin anti-tank missiles and Stinger anti-aircraft systems, additional military assistance including grenade launchers, rifles, pistols, body armor, and helmets, and humanitarian assistance. financial institutions with Sberbank, and imposed sanctions on Russia’s VTB Bank and four other financial institutions, VEB, the Russian Direct Investment Fund, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline and its chief executive officer, several defense-related entities, Vladimir Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, several Kremlin-connected oligarchs, and more. imposed restrictions on transactions with Russia’s central bank and transactions by U.S. The Russian ruble now is worth less than one cent in the American economy. actions taken since February 24, the start of the war, however.) Washington has imposed multiple rounds of sanctions on Moscow, sending the Russian economy south. (The following list is not exhaustive of all U.S. To hold the Russian Federation accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine, support Ukraine, and strengthen the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United States has taken several actions. For starters, the transatlantic community needs to checkmate Putin’s two most important weapons-his military and Russia’s use of energy to blackmail, coerce, and profit.

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and its friends allies in the transatlantic community are going to learn how to fight. There is nothing “cold” about naked, violent aggression. Ukraine did not provoke the war, and Putin likely would prefer to convert Ukraine into Russian territory once again. Russian President Vladimir Putin clearly has imperialist ambitions. Russia is demonstrating that it has no regard for human rights, nations’ sovereignty and territorial integrity, or nations’ right to determine their own future. The war against Ukraine has brought U.S.-Russian relations to their lowest point in modern history.