Though low crude oil prices are playing a part, the White House said Russia’s refusal to meet international expectations is leading to economic decline. U.S. President Barack Obama is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at the United Nations next week. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Russian intervention in Ukraine, where pro-Russian rebels continue their operations, will top the agenda. “Russia’s international isolation and their continued refusal to abide by basic international norms, particularly when it comes to these combined Russian separatist forces, has taken a significant toll on their economy,” Earnest said during his regular press briefing Thursday. The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control […]