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Sanctions spark diplomatic crisis
Ross Greenwood
The shooting down of MH17 could not have come at a worse time for relations between Russia and the western world.
Just a day before the tragedy, the US Government hit three giant Russian companies with sanctions that stopped them gaining finance in the US.
It was a message aimed straight at the Russian President.Advertisement
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