BREAKING: Obama, announcing new sanctions against Russia, says Moscow has failed to take any steps to de-escalate Ukraine cri…

US president barack Obama today announcing new sanctions against Russia, says Moscow has failed to take any steps to de-escalate Ukraine crisis.

details later..

Russia Will settle for Crimea Peninsula, "No Intention" of Further Ukraine Incursion - Russian Lavrov

After the US president Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin telephone conversations in the early hour of today, Russia Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said on Saturday that Russia  had "no intention" of invading eastern Ukraine. This is response  to Western warnings over a military buildup on the border following Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula.

Crimea Lates: Russia's list of sanctions against US officials

Russia on Thursday announced it was introducing its own sanctions against US officials, minutes after US President Barack Obama announced new sanctions against Russian officials over the Ukraine-Crimea crisis.

“There should be no doubt: each hostile attack will be met in an adequate manner,” the Russian foreign ministry said, saying it was targeting nine Obama aides and senators.

Moscow’s blacklist includes Obama aides Caroline Atkinson, Daniel Pfeiffer and Benjamin Rhodes and senators Mary Landrieu, John McCain and Daniel Coats.