Biden slaps sanctions on 500 targets in Russia 'war machine'
Washington (AFP) Feb 23, 2024
US President Joe Biden announced sanctions against Russia Friday, on over 500 targets, to mark the second anniversary of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine while vowing sustained pressure to stop President Vladimir Putin's "war machine." The sanctions, described as the largest single tranche since the start of the war, also seek to impose a cost for the death last week in a Siberian prison of Puti