Biden Imposes Sanctions on Russia Over Cyberattacks and Election Interference, Declares 'National Emergency'
Summary from the AllSides News Team
Featured Coverage of this Story
From the Left
U.S. Imposes Stiff Sanctions on Russia, Blaming It for Major Hacking OperationThe Biden administration on Thursday announced tough new sanctions on Russia and formally blamed the country’s premier intelligence agency for the sophisticated hacking operation that breached American government agencies and the nation’s largest companies.
In the broadest effort yet to give more teeth to financial sanctions — which in the past have failed to deter Russian activity — the actions are aimed at choking off lending to the Russian government.
In an executive order, President Biden announced a series of additional steps — sanctions on 32 entities and individuals for...
From the Center
U.S. imposes wide array of sanctions on Russia for ‘malign’ actionsThe United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering in last year's U.S. election, cyber-hacking, bullying Ukraine and other alleged "malign" actions.
The U.S. government blacklisted Russian companies, expelled Russian diplomats and barred U.S. banks from buying sovereign bonds from Russia's central bank, national wealth fund and finance ministry. Washington also warned the Kremlin that more penalties were possible though the United States said it did not want to escalate.
Moscow reacted angrily, saying...
From the Right
Biden declares national emergency at Ukraine-Russia border — but calls back US warshipsThe Biden administration declared a national emergency on Thursday, slapping sanctions on more than three dozen people in Russia and expelling 10 diplomats, in an about face after the US pulled back two warships heading to the Black Sea.
President Biden reversed course on the warships just before his announcement of the fresh sanctions and after Russia warned the US ships to “stay away for their own good.”
Biden on Tuesday had emphasized on a call with Russian President Vladmimr Putin “the United States’ unwavering commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and...
AllSides Picks
March 26th, 2024
March 24th, 2024
March 23rd, 2024