Russia's President Vladimir Putin (front L) shakes hands with the Commander of the Western Military District Anatoly Sidorov, as Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (R) stands in the background, upon his arrival at the Kirillovsky firing ground in the Leningrad region, March 3, 2014. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are considering options such as imposing sanctions on Russia's banks and freezing assets of Russian public institutions and private investors because of Moscow's moves in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, the chairman of the Senate's Europe subcommittee, said on Monday.
However, U.S. sanctions against Russia will have little effect if they are not matched by actions from Europe, Murphy said in a telephone interview.
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