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US Imposes New Sanctions on Russia for Poisoning Former Russian Spy in Britain

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US Imposes New Sanctions on Russia for Poisoning Former Russian Spy in Britain
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The United States has announced new sanctions on Russia in connection with its alleged attempt to poison a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain. The State Department Wednesday said Russia is being sanctioned because it used a chemical weapon in violation of international law. Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned by Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent, in Britain in March. VOA's Zlatica Hoke reports the sanctions are to go in effect in about two weeks.

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