Biden extends US sanctions against Russia

This was reported by the White House press service.

"I have determined that it is necessary to continue the national emergency declared in Executive Order 14024 with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation," the US president said.

The state of emergency is extended due to such actions of the Russian Federation:

• Efforts to undermine free and fair democratic elections and democratic institutions in the United States and its allies and partners;

• Engaging in and facilitating malicious cyber activities against the United States and its allies and partners;

• Fostering and using transnational corruption to influence foreign governments;

• Extraterritorial activities targeting dissidents or journalists;

• Undermining security in countries and regions important to the national security of the United States;

• Violations of well-established principles of international law, including respect for the territorial integrity of states, which continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States.

US President Joe Biden has extended the state of emergency decree for a year.