Biden set to push new Russia sanctions before Trump era begins


FILE PHOTO: Word "Sanctions" is displayed on U.S. and Russian flags in this illustration taken, February 27, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden is expected to unveil new sanctions targeting Russia's economy this week, according to a U.S. official, as part of measures to bolster Kyiv's war effort against Moscow before Donald Trump takes office.

The steps come as the Biden administration was also readying $500 million in new military aid for Ukraine on Thursday that was set to include air defense missiles, air-to-ground munitions and support equipment for F-16 fighter jets, a U.S. official who declined to be named said.

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