The Celtics went from Bill Russell to Dave Cowens to Robert Parish at the starting center position, with a little bit of Henry Finkel between Russell and Cowens. Russell, Cowens and Parish started at center for 16 of the Celtics NBA championships.
New EU and US sanctions have been introduced against Russia for backing separatists in eastern Ukraine. Since Russia's annexation of Crimea in March the EU and US have ratcheted up sanctions several times, tightening restrictions on major Russian state banks and corporations.
Western sanctions have failed to deliver a âdevastating blowâ but they also seem here to stay. Nikolay Pakhomov. January 4, 2016. The extension of sanctions against Russia by the EU and their expansion by the United States demonstrated that the restrictive measures will remain in place for the foreseeable future. However hard for the Russian economy, the sanctions have not delivered a devastating blow, which could have led to a significant change in Kremlin policy.