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    Obama Sanctions Russian Firms Once Subsidized by Ex-Im Bank

    Two of the four Russian firms targeted for economic sanctions by President Obama this week received substantial subsidies from the Export-Import Bank. The financial ties highlight the complications inherent in U.S. taxpayer-financing of state-controlled outfits overseas. The president’s announcement of new sanctions on Wednesday followed weeks of warnings that Russia would face consequences for the…
    Diane Katz
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    Did Russia’s Aggression Contribute to Malaysian Plane Crash?

    Tragedy has returned to haunt Malaysia Airlines. Commercial flight MH17 reportedly was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Ukraine, close to the Russian border. Of the 295 people aboard the Boeing 777, none is believed to have survived. The airliner crashed in the inflamed Donetsk region of Ukraine. Both the Ukrainian government and Russian-backed…
    Philip Wegmann
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