President Joe Biden announced an expansive sanctions package against Russian banks and elites.
President Joe Biden announced an expansive sanctions package against Russian banks and elites Tuesday, as the West responds to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recognition of two separatist states in eastern Ukraine and decision to send troops to the region, moves Biden called a “beginning of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.”... [+]Getty ImagesBiden said the measures mark the “first tranche” of U.S.
The U.S. will also implement penalties against “Russian elites and their family members” beginning Wednesday, though Biden didn’t share who will be sanctioned or what the penalties will be.from the European Union and United Kingdom earlier Tuesday.
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