President Barack Obama has decided to sign legislation authorizing more sanctions on Russia for its role in the Ukraine crisis, the White House said Tuesday.
The bill, which cleared the Senate last week, also gives the president authority to provide $350 million in lethal and nonlethal military aid to the Ukrainian government.
That potential aid includes anti-tank weapons, munitions and surveillance drones. The bill also authorizes the president to impose new sanctions on Russia’s defense and energy sectors, if Russian firms sell or transfer military equipment to Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova or Syria.
However, the legislation does not make the …read more
Source: Voice of America
