Explainer-How Western sanctions might target Russia

FILE PHOTO: People rest on a bench at the Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (VDNH). An installation reads: "Russia". REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo

(Reuters) -The United States and its allies are coordinating new sanctions on Russia after Moscow recognised two regions in eastern Ukraine as independent, officials said.

Details have started to emerge on the steps taken or planned by the United States, European Union, Britain and other western powers.