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U.S. Readying Russia Sanctions for U.K. Poison Attack, Sources Say
Source: Bloomberg
U.S. Readying Russia Sanctions for U.K. Poison Attack, Sources Say
By Saleha Mohsin and Nick Wadhams
March 29, 2019, 10:48 AM EDT Updated on March 29, 2019, 11:02 AM EDT
▶ Move is in response to 2018 nerve-agent attack on Skripal
▶ U.S. official has said sanctions to include banking sector
The White House has received a long-awaited package of new sanctions on Russia, intended to punish the Kremlin for a 2018 nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in the U.K.
U.S. officials at the State and Treasury departments have vetted the sanctions and are awaiting approval from the White House to issue them, according to two people familiar with the matter who discussed the internal deliberations on condition of anonymity.
The State Department said in September that it had expected to impose the financial restrictions in November. Some members of Congress argue that the sanctions are required under the 1991 Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act, after the Kremlin was found to be responsible for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in 2018, using a Russian-developed toxin from a class called Novichok.
The Skripals survived but a U.K. woman died later after coming into contact with the Novichok agent. The Russian government has denied involvement in the incident.
It’s unclear why the U.S. hasn’t yet announced the new sanctions, or how long the White House has been reviewing them. ...
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By Saleha Mohsin and Nick Wadhams
March 29, 2019, 10:48 AM EDT Updated on March 29, 2019, 11:02 AM EDT
▶ Move is in response to 2018 nerve-agent attack on Skripal
▶ U.S. official has said sanctions to include banking sector
The White House has received a long-awaited package of new sanctions on Russia, intended to punish the Kremlin for a 2018 nerve-agent attack on a former Russian spy in the U.K.
U.S. officials at the State and Treasury departments have vetted the sanctions and are awaiting approval from the White House to issue them, according to two people familiar with the matter who discussed the internal deliberations on condition of anonymity.
The State Department said in September that it had expected to impose the financial restrictions in November. Some members of Congress argue that the sanctions are required under the 1991 Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act, after the Kremlin was found to be responsible for the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal and his daughter in 2018, using a Russian-developed toxin from a class called Novichok.
The Skripals survived but a U.K. woman died later after coming into contact with the Novichok agent. The Russian government has denied involvement in the incident.
It’s unclear why the U.S. hasn’t yet announced the new sanctions, or how long the White House has been reviewing them. ...
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Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-03-29/u-s-said-to-have-prepared-new-russia-sanctions-for-u-k-attack