US announces new sanctions on Russia over military invasion of Ukraine live

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10.42 EDT US announces new sanctions on Russia over military invasion of Ukraine The US has announced a new slew of sanctions on Russia over its military invasion of Ukraine. On Wednesday, the treasury and state departments announced sanctions targeting more than 300 targets including entities in Russia as well as in China, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. In a statement following the sanctions, the US treasury secretary, Janet Yellen, said: Today’s actions strike at their remaining avenues for international materials and equipment, including their reliance on critical supplies from third countries … We are increasing the risk for...