President Barack Obama delivered a statement on the crisis in Ukraine Wednesday, announcing that the U.S. would impose new sanctions against Russia.
Obama said the U.S. would level “significant but targeted” sanctions due to Russia’s failure to deescalate in Ukraine.
“I’ve repeatedly made it clear that Russia must halt the flow of weapons and fighters across the border into Ukraine,” Obama said. “So far, Russia has failed to take any of the steps that I mentioned.”Below, more from the Associated Press:
The United States imposed new sanctions Wednesday on lucrative Russian energy and defense entities, as well as major banks, as the …read more
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