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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Julian Borger in Washington

US unveils new sanctions on Russia, targeting services, media and defense industry

Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators gather in front of the White House to protest against the war in Ukraine and to ask the Biden administration for tougher sanctions and military aid to Ukraine, on 23 April.
Pro-Ukrainian demonstrators gather in front of the White House to protest against the war in Ukraine and to ask the Biden administration for tougher sanctions and military aid to Ukraine, on 23 April. Photograph: Bryan Olin Dozier/NurPhoto/REX/Shutterstock

The US has unveiled a new layer of sanctions on Russia, targeting services, Russia’s propaganda machine and its defence industry on the eve of Vladimir Putin’s planned Victory Day parade.

The new measures were announced as leaders from the G7 group of industrialised democracies held a virtual summit with Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy in a show of solidarity.

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