AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL SANCTIONS IMPOSED ON RUSSIA OVER THE UKRAINE..............

President Obama and other European and World Leaders imposed initial Sanctions against Russia this morning following yesterday's vote in the Crimea to break with the Ukraine and be joined again to Russia, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's order to occupy Kiev / the Ukraine two weeks ago at the conclusion of the Winter Olympics in Sochi.  Freezing passports, visas, financial transactions, and product merchandise have been put in effect immediately against eleven persons in Putin's inner circle, who, "undermined the sovereignty of an indeppendent nation".  Further blogging about this in coming days..............fr.tdp