'Severe' Sanctions Looming? Administration Says 'Troops Moving Into Donbass Would Not Itself Be a New Step'

After Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered troops to “maintain the peace” in the parts of eastern Ukraine that he has now recognized as “independent,” a senior Biden administration official signaled that that move alone may not trigger the unprecedentedly tough sanctions the U.S. and its allies have been preparing in response to a Russian invasion.  Read