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U.S. To Announce New Economic Sanctions On Russia

In a CBS interview, Nikki Haley, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, says new sanctions would target companies in Russia providing assistance to Syria in its chemical weapons production.
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Syria on Saturday.

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations is expected to announce a new round of economic sanctions against Russia for its backing of Syrian President Bashar al Assad's alleged use of

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