Top general: Sanctions not stopping Russia

Published February 25, 2015 6:37pm ET



The top U.S. general in Europe said Wednesday that the Obama administration’s current sanctions approach has not deterred Russia’s onslaught of Ukraine.

“What we are doing now is not changing the bottom line,” Gen. Philip Breedlove, commander of U.S. European Command, told the House Armed Services Committee. “What we see is Russia continues to use their force.”

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