EU And US Consider 'Deeper Sanctions' Against Russia -- BBC
The US and EU are discussing "deeper sanctions" against Russia if there are "further incursions into Ukraine".
US President Barack Obama said "energy is obviously a central focus of our efforts", acknowledging it "will have some impact on the global economy".
He was speaking after talks in Brussels with EU leaders.
In a keynote speech later, he said Russians "will recognise that they cannot achieve security, prosperity and status... through brute force".
"That's why, throughout this crisis, we will combine our substantial pressure on Russia with an open door for diplomacy," he told an audience at the end of his visit to Brussels.
Tensions are high between the West and Russia after Ukraine's southern peninsula of Crimea was annexed by Russian forces earlier this month after a referendum which Kiev and its Western allies considered illegal.
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AFRICA
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EUROPE
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Spanish top court rules Catalonia referendum unconstitutional.
Pope accepts resignation of German 'bling bishop'.
AMERICAS
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