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.
1) There is no such thing as a âPutinâ or even a âKremlinâ policy/stance on the Ukraine. There is a Russian stance on the Ukraine. 2) The sanctions have had the exact opposite effect from the one hoped for: instead of triggering a wave of discontent against Putin, the Russians have rallied around him.