A top U.S. official says Washington is considering imposing new sanctions against Russia if a Ukraine cease-fire deal reached last month in Minsk continues to be violated, and has sent a team to Europe to coordinate the measures with allied governments.
Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Victoria Nuland told the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee on Wednesday the new sanctions would be imposed “should Russia continue fueling the fire in the east of Ukraine” or in other parts of the country, fail to implement the accord signed in the Belarusian capital between Russia-backed separatists and Ukraine’s …read more
Source: Voice of America
