The United States and western allies plan to impose additional sanctions on Russia on Wednesday after the emergence of troubling new evidence of war crimes in Ukraine, the White House said Tuesday, according to The Associated Press.

The new penalties will include a ban on all new investment in Russia. Among the other measures being taken against Russia are greater sanctions on its financial institutions and state-owned enterprises, and sanctions on government officials and their family members, said White House press secretary Jen Psaki.


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