FILE PHOTO: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, February 18, 2022. Ina Fassbender/Pool via REUTERS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Biden administration on Sunday refused to unleash sanctions on Russia ahead of a widely anticipated Russian invasion of Ukraine despite mounting criticism from Kyiv and domestic rivals.
The United States and Britain have repeatedly cautioned in recent days that Russia is about to launch a military invasion of Ukraine, a plan Russia denies. Sanctioning Vladimir Putin's government before he invades would just guarantee such a crisis happens immediately, U.S. officials argue.
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