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Hillary , June 13 , 2016 As secretary of state , Hillary Clinton worked to restore America ’s leadership in the world after it was badly eroded by eight years of the Bush administration ’s go - it - alone foreign policy . She oversaw significant accomplishments , from building a global coalition to impose crippling sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionagainst Iran , to brokering a ceasefire in Gaza and protecting Israel , to supporting President Obama ’s decision to bring Osama bin Laden to justice , and much more . Defending America and our core values is one of the cornerstones of Hillary ’s campaign . As president , Hillary will :
" The market will be generally driven by global economic sentiment , which does not exactly look hopeful at the moment , " said analysts at Alfa Bank . Western sanctions over the Kremlin 's support for the separatist insurgency in Ukraine have all but closed access to foreign borrowing for Russia and exacerbated the crisis . Moscow 's economic sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionagainst Turkey over the downing of a Russian bomber at the Syrian border in November has further complicated matters . Polls and anecdotal evidence show that average Russians have begun saving on food purchases . Isolated protests have over the past few months been reported in several cities over the planned cancellation of social benefits and companies failing to pay wages on time .
Furthermore , Comey testified before Congress that by providing her lawyers access to the emails , she exposed highly classified information to individuals without security clearance , further endangering state secrets . Even though the FBI recommended against indicting Clinton , Comey said that , " To be clear , this is not to suggest that in similar circumstances , a person who engaged in this activity would face no consequences . To the contrary , those individuals are often subject to security or administrative sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction. " A lower - level agency official that violated protocol and carelessly put highly classified information at risk would not be allowed to remain in a position requiring such a high level of security clearance . Yet Clinton is not only being let off the hook , but she is running for an office that would require an even higher level of security clearance , giving her access and control over the nation 's most protected secrets , which only a handful of people know .
The former head of the Russian ministry of defence ’s international treaties department added : “ In other words , teetering on the brink of war , but without the mechanisms to manage the confrontation . ” Russian officials have accused the US of trying to severe relations between Russia and the west . In response to the Russian bombing of Aleppo , the US has proposed sanctions that could harm Russian economy . GETTY Russia faces sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionfor bombing Aleppo Cancelling the plutonium reprocessing deal showed how angry we are Fyodor Lukyanov But deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov said Moscow would take " asymmetrical and forceful measures " in return .
Iran wants post - sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction’ oil contracts denominated in dollars and have buyers pay in euros , Reuters reported . Tehran is also keen to receive money owed to it since the pre - sanctions days in the European currency . The country ’s crude deliveries are to be restored soon , with companies such as the French giant Total , Spanish refiner Cepsa and Litasco and the trading arm of Russia 's Lukoil already holding contracts .
That is the clear position not just of the Obama administration , but also of the Republican Party platform approved in Cleveland at last week ’s GOP convention . While Trump officials reportedly blocked a move to add language calling for the U.S. shipment of weapons to Ukraine ’s government , the platform does include a firm passage about Putin ’s aggression there . “ We support maintaining and , if warranted , increasing sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction, together with our allies , against Russia unless and until Ukraine ’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are fully restored , ” the platform states . Trump ’s comments are also at odds with some of his key allies . “ There ’s a sense that sanctions will not continue and that Putin will get the upper hand ” in Ukraine , the Republican chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee , Bob Corker , told MSNBC in February .
Her work also resulted in health benefits for the emergency responders who worked for weeks at Ground Zero following the attacks . As secretary of state , Clinton worked to build the support needed — including from Russia and China — to impose more stringent sanctions on Iran . Those same sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionlater offered the U.S. and its partners key leverage in negotiating last year ’s Iran nuclear deal , the terms of which cut off the possibility of Iran developing a nuclear weapon using plutonium for at least 15 years . Clinton ’s extensive record and her detailed campaign proposals paint the picture of someone who is committed to using government to make a positive difference in people ’s lives , while doing so in a fiscally responsible way that allows the economy to flourish and lets as many people as possible share in the benefits . The former secretary of state has exhibited lapses in judgment during her career — supporting President George W. Bush ’s Iraq war during her time in the Senate and using a private email server during her time as secretary of state — and her time in public life has been bedeviled by the aura of scandal .
European Union foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini said the EU will " swiftly transpose this resolution into EU law . " Britain and Germany also issued similar statements welcoming the resolution . Shortly after the resolution 's adoption , the U.S. announced unilateral sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionon the North , blacklisting 11 individuals and five entities for their alleged roles in nuclear and weapons proliferation , including Pyongyang 's all - powerful National Defense Commission . The list also included Hwang Pyong - so , director of the general political bureau of the Korean People 's Army ( KPA ) , who is considered one of the closest aides to leader Kim Jong - un ; Defense Minister Pak Yong - sik , and Ri Yong - mu , a vice chairman of the defense commission . Tuesday 's resolution came 56 days after the North 's nuclear test .
She ’s had the experience doing it . She went toe to toe with Russia and lodged protests when they went into Georgia . And we ’ve done the same thing about Ukraine , but more than launching protests , we ’ve put punishing economic sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionon Russia that we need to continue . Donald Trump , on the other hand , did n’t know that Russia had invaded the Crimea . GOV .
Russia may not be panicking , but it 's clearly worried . Worried enough for the pro - Kremlin media here to admit there 's a problem : a full - blown economic crisis . The state - controlled media blames the crisis , principally , on low oil prices and , to a lesser extent , on western sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction. What you do n't hear on TV is anyone blaming President Putin for the problem . Yet , in the decade and a half that Mr Putin has ruled Russia as president or prime minister , Russia failed to prepare for the possibility of low oil prices and did little to diversify its economy and reduce its reliance on energy exports .
Russia could have been trying to influence the election on behalf of Trump , if they carried it , or to make mischief more generally and create chaos during the election . Officials stressed that the administration is only beginning to talk through a possible US response , which could involve cyber countermeasures . They added that sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionare also possible but will not be easy to apply in a hacking case like this , particularly since the authority might not exist in the current Executive Order dealing with punishment for a cyber attack . But the exploration of responses following US intelligence assessments that Russia is most likely behind the DNC hack , along with the comments by Biden and Obama , come at a time when the Democrats see a political opening in Trump 's posture on Russia . The GOP nominee has repeatedly made positive comments about Putin .
The Security Council has denounced the latest test and said it would begin work immediately on a resolution . The United States , Britain and France - three of the five veto - wielding permanent members - have pushed for the 15-member body to impose new sanctions . However , China 's foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionalone could not solve the North Korean nuclear issue . The crux of the issue lay with the United States , not China , she added , in an apparent reference to Washington 's refusal to resume negotiations with North Korea until it commits to de - nuclearization . On Saturday , Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said a " creative " response was needed .
Russia ’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday said Moscow reserves the right to reciprocate against Washington after President Obama this week renewed sanctions imposed as a result of the 2014 annexation of Ukraine ’s Crimean peninsula . “ We regret to note that the United States continues to enthusiastically play the anti - Russian sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctiongame , ” the Russian Federation ’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement published on its website this week . “ It is high time Washington comprehended the futility of its policy of sanctions and the danger of the entire line of confrontation with Russia . For our part , we reserve the right to take reciprocal actions to protect our interests . ”
But the key to its implementation lies with China , which accounts for nearly 90 percent of North Korea 's total trade and provides the impoverished nation with an economic lifeline , they said . So far , U.N. Security Council resolutions have been unsuccessful in preventing the North from advancing its nuclear and missile programs , even though they could have slowed the programs ' progress , due in large part to China 's reluctance to press Pyongyang . Undeterred by U.N. sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction, Pyongyang kept forging ahead to a point where it claimed the January test involved a hydrogen bomb , a much more powerful and sophisticated nuclear weapon than conventional atomic bombs , even though the U.S. say its analysis is not consistent with Pyongyang 's claims . " We 've got to be honest that , while previous multilateral efforts , including the four previous sanctions resolutions adopted by this Council , have undoubtedly made it more difficult for North Korea to advance its weapons programs , the regime continues to plow ahead , as it demonstrated the last two months , " U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Samantha Power said during the council meeting .
— Mollie ( @MZHemingway ) September 27 , 2016 7 . Clinton portrayed herself as a leading figure in slapping sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionon Iran . This could n't be further from the truth . " I voted for every sanction against Iran when I was in the Senate , but it was n't enough , " Clinton said .
Iran denied the allegations and insisted its nuclear activities were for civilian purposes . Last year , Iran and six leading world powers reached a deal , under which Iran made its nuclear program more transparent and accepted the imposition of safeguards . In exchange US and EU economic sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionand nuclear - related sanctions imposed by the UN will be lifted .
Along the trendy southern shore , hotels were not only booked solid that week but were even taking reservations for four months out -- into the dead of winter . ‘ Next Big Thing ’ The annexation , of course , is bitterly contested by Ukraine and has been repeatedly condemned by the European Union and U.S. , which have slapped sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionon the peninsula and on top Russian officials . An insurgency by Kremlin - backed rebels continues today in eastern Ukraine , where the death toll is approaching 10,000 . For many Russian tourists , the controversy , if anything , seems to have added to the allure of Crimea , to have stirred patriotic sentiments .
In Trump ’s , it is because of what his reality TV campaign style does for their bottom lines . Either way , they are bastards , and they should rot in that special place in hell that Madeleine Albright wants to reserve for women who do n’t support Hillary . Proud of her role in superintending the sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionregime that led to the death of some half million Iraqis , Albright deserves a special place in hell too . To be sure , it ’s not over ‘ till it ’s over ; and anything can happen . But now that Super Tuesday 3 has come and gone , it is looking like we are in for a long hot summer and fall , and for many gruesome years ahead .
The U.S. Department of the Treasury added dozens of people and companies to the list , first introduced after Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and expanded over its support for separatist rebels in the east of the country . As well as multiple subsidiaries of Russian gas giant Gazprom ( GAZP.MM ) and 11 Crimean officials , the Treasury named seven companies directly involved in the construction of the 19 km ( 11.8 miles ) road - and - rail connection across the Kerch Strait , dubbed " Putin 's bridge " by some Russians . Chief among those were SGM - Most , a subsidiary of lead contractor Stroygazmontazh which is already under U.S. sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction, and sub - contractor Mostotrest ( MSTT.MM ) , one of Russia 's biggest bridge builders . " Treasury stands with our partners in condemning Russia 's violation of international law , and we will continue to sanction those who threaten Ukraine 's peace , security and sovereignty , " said John Smith , acting director of the Treasury 's Office of Foreign Assets Control , which levies sanctions . The Russian Foreign Ministry was not immediately available for comment , but Moscow has previously said sanctions levied over its actions in Ukraine undermine efforts to resolve the conflict .
“ That does n’t mean that they ’re going to take action sooner or later . ” The administration insists it has improved its ability to respond quickly to cyberattacks , and officials increasingly say they support publicly calling out foreign nations that hack the United States . One administration official noted that it took just five weeks for President Barack Obama to impose economic sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionagainst North Korea in response to the destructive late-2014 hacking of Sony Pictures . Yet current and former officials acknowledge that constructing a public response is n't an instant task . Merely preparing a declassified explanation of who perpetrated an attack or readying economic sanctions takes weeks .
A European oil embargo on Iran will also end . Already , some 38 million barrels of oil are in Iran 's floating reserves , ready to enter the market , according to the International Energy Agency . Although many in Iran welcomed the deal , not everyone was enthused about the agreement , which limits Iran 's nuclear programme in exchange for the lifting of sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanction. The deal is designed with so - called " snap - back " elements that can quickly restore sanctions if Iran is judged to be in violation of its obligations . Tehran newspapers largely welcomed the implementation of the deal .
Afghan officials have also reported the presence of militants from Tajikistan , Chechnya and Chinese Uighurs , many who relocated to Afghanistan from Pakistan ’s tribal areas . Fighting drug trafficking rings that partially fund the Afghan insurgency had been an area of common interest for the Russians and the Americans , said Yuri V. Krupnov , an adviser to the head of Russia ’s antidrug agency , Viktor P. Ivanov . But that stopped when the United States Treasury Department in 2014 imposed sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionon Mr. Ivanov , a close associate of Mr. Putin ’s . “ Washington had no dialogue with us , and just asserted its interests and sovereignty , and was uninterested in the views of Russia or anybody else , ” Mr. Krupnov said , adding , “ The Obama administration buried this promising line of cooperation . All room for cooperation is exhausted . ”
“ Each and everyone of us have experienced that issue , ” said Sen. Tammy Baldwin Tammy BaldwinIn Wisconsin , Trump touts ' earn while you learn ' jobs push Dem senator presses Trump for combat ship funding Congressional Democrats going the wrong way on carried interest tax MORE ( D - Wis . ) . Female senators say it ’s ridiculous that Clinton gets maligned for shouting while Sanders gets a pass . When asked about the perception that Clinton shouts , Sen. Jeanne Shaheen Jeanne ShaheenSenate overwhelmingly passes Russia sanctions deal Russia sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctiondeal clears key Senate hurdle Overnight Cybersecurity : Sessions denies Russia collusion | First agency gets ' A ' grade on IT | Feds out North Korean botnet | Unusual security update for Windows XP MORE ( D - N.H. ) quipped , “ unlike Bernie Sanders who ’s so relaxed . ” “ He shouts the whole time . Give me a break , ” she said .
“ You have Obama there . And frankly , that whole part of the world is a mess under Obama , with all the strength that you ’re talking about and all of the power of NATO and all of this , in the meantime , he ’s going where – he takes – takes Crimea , he ’s sort of – I mean … ” It was a place Trump should not have gone , because Stephanopoulos then asked about a recent suggestion that he would recognize the Crimea as Russian territory and eliminate sanctionstransaction.transferownership.embargosanctionimposed after Russia ’s invasion of the Ukrainian territory . “ I ’m going to take a look at it , ” he said . “ But , you know , the people of Crimea , from what I ’ve heard , would rather be with Russia than where they were . ”