US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Washington was not “actively encouraging” Ukraine to seize Crimea from Russia, Politico reported on Wednesday, citing four people familiar with the top diplomat’s Zoom call with a group of experts. A move on Crimea would be “Kiev’s decision alone,” Blinken was quoted as ...
he US could target more banks linked to Russia with sanctions and is set to tighten enforcement of existing restrictions, Reuters has reported, citing a senior US official. Sanctions imposed by Washington and its allies “immobilized about 80% of the assets in the Russian banking sector,” according to the head ...
