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U.S. will keep raising economic costs on Putin, Biden says
2022.04.06 20:36
FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin appears on a screen at the White House briefing room during a TV broadcast, signing documents recognizing separatist areas of Ukraine as independent, in Washington, U.S., February 21, 2022. REUTERS/Joshua Rober
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to keep raising the economic costs on Russian President Vladimir Putin over his invasion of Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday, as he touted new sanctions on Russian banks and oligarchs.