US imposes new sanctions on Russia 

The Biden administration has imposed significant sanctions against Russia. The sanctions tackle what the White House calls “Harmful Foreign Activities by the Russian Government.” According to the Biden administration, those activities include: undermining US elections, government-sponsored cyberattacks, undermining Ukrainian sovereignty and other malign activity. Host Carol Hills speaks with former Ambassador Daniel Fried, who was the State Department coordinator for sanctions policy from 2013-2017. He’s now a fellow with the Atlantic Council.

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