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    EU Follows US in Imposing Russia Sanctions

    A day after the US announced its fourth round of sanctions on Russia, the European Union weighed in with its own list of assets freezes and visa bans on senior Russian military and political figures. The EU is Russia's largest trading partner. With oil and gas such a priority for Europe, will the US–EU alliance hold?

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    KCRW placeholderBy Barbara Bogaev • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    A day after the US announced its fourth round of sanctions on Russia, the European Union weighed in with its own list of assets freezes and visa bans on senior Russian military and political figures. The EU is Russia's largest trading partner. With oil and gas such a priority for Europe, will the US–EU alliance hold? Alexander Kliment is Director of Russia Research for the Eurasia Group, a political risk consulting firm in New York City.

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      Barbara Bogaev

      radio journalist

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      Director of Content, News

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Alexander Kliment

      Eurasia Group

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    The full episode

    1 of 4
    Can Big Business Improve the Plight of America's Farm Workers?
    1. 0:00EU Follows US in Imposing Russia Sanctions You’re reading this
    2. 0:00NBA Goes All In on Pushing Clippers Owner Out
    3. 8:05Can Big Business Improve the Plight of America's Farm Workers?
    4. 43:22Computer Literacy at the Supreme Court
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