Biden administration imposes more sanctions on Russia

Published February 25, 2022 at 3:11 PM EST

Sanctions expert Emily Kilcrease joins Here & Now‘s Lisa Mullins to discuss the second round of sanctions that President Biden levied on Russian banks and leaders, now that Russian military troops are engaged in a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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