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Biden administration says the measures are the first of several steps to 'respond to a number of destabilizing actions'; doesn't identify the targeted Russians
<div class="at-above-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/u-s-eu-impose-sanctions/"></div>WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions to punish Russia for what it described as Moscow’s attempt to poison opposition leader Alexei Navalny with a nerve agent last year, in President Joe Biden’s most direct challenge yet to the Kremlin. The sanctions against seven senior Russian officials, among them the head of […]<! AddThis Advanced Settings above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons above via filter on get the excerpt ><! AddThis Share Buttons below via filter on get the excerpt ><div class="at-below-post addthis tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/u-s-eu-impose-sanctions/"><
The United States acted in concert with the European Union, which on Tuesday imposed largely symbolic sanctions on four senior Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin