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VIDEO: Vladimir Putin calls for new sanctions against Ukraine

Since February 2014, Ukraine has imposed sanctions against nearly 1,700 entities in Russia. This is something that has been happening since the conclusion of the EuroMaidan revolution, which overthrew the elected government in Ukraine and replaced it with a very pro-Western, anti-Russian regime.
On 22 October, President Putin decided enough was enough, and signed a decree imposing sanctions against companies and individuals in Ukraine.
RT reported this on the 22nd and noted that:

With Russian help, Damascus gains territory in the fight against terror

The Syrian Civil War began in March 2011 and continues to this day. It is one of the bloodiest conflicts in the world at present and it is also one of the most poorly covered foreign affairs issues as well.
It often seems that anyone and everyone who wants to fight other people has their place in this country, at the tragic expense of the millions of people who live there.