US imposes new sanctions to choke off Russia’s access to battlefield supplies

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US has taken steps to impose further costs on Russia (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP/PA)

The US has imposed sanctions on roughly 120 firms and people from Russia to the United Arab Emirates to Kyrgyzstan in an effort to choke off Moscow’s access to products, money and financial channels that support its invasion of Ukraine.

The sanctions imposed by the Treasury and State departments target dozens of Russian mining, technology and munitions firms and commercial banks.