Gordon, Michael R. "U.S. Imposes Visa Ban in Ukraine Crisis." The New York Times. The New York Times, 06 Mar. 2014. Web. 06 Mar. 2014.
The State Department has now issued a visa ban in Ukraine to officials that are deemed to be involved in territorial sovereignty and integrity. In addition President Obama made an executive order that would provide legal basis for imposing sanctions on “individuals and entities” who have undermined Ukraine’s territorial integrity. The visa ban will only affect about a dozen people, the Ukrainians and Russians, political figures, policy advisers, security officials and military officers who are in anyway connected in the Crimea crisis. A ban on the visas is the easiest step for the Obama administration to take because it can easily be implemented and be aimed directly at the Ukrainian government. From what I’ve learned from history this is a very smart decision by the United States, you don’t want anybody important to leave and possibly go missing or leak out important information about what is going on secretly. The war between Russia and Ukraine is just beginning but important measures have already been taken so that the situation in Ukraine does not get out of hand.
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