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Biden hits Russia with new sanctions, says Putin ‘selected’ conflict

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President Joe Biden on Thursday introduced a brand new spherical of sanctions concentrated on Russia after its invasion of Ukraine charging that Russian chief Vladimir Putin selected this conflict and that his nation will undergo the results of his motion.

The sanctions goal Russian banks oligarchs and hightech sectors Biden stated America and its allies will block property of 4 massive Russian banks impose export controls and sanction oligarchs.

The consequences fall in keeping with the White Homes insistence that it might glance to hit Russias monetary device and Putins interior circle whilst additionally implementing export controls that might goal to starve Russias industries and armed forces of US semiconductors and different hightech merchandise.

Biden for now held off implementing one of the maximum critical sanctions together with chopping Russia out of the SWIFT cost device which permits for the transfers of cash from financial institution to financial institution around the world or Russias power sector.

Biden introduced the sanctions as Ukraines govt reported mounting casualties as Russian forces assault from the east north and south.