US President Joe Biden plans to freeze assets of Russian President Vladimir Putin, says Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov frozen. The move is to match EU sanctions against the Russian leadership. Meanwhile, the Biden administration is expected to ask Congress for a spending package that could significantly exceed $10 billion for the US response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a leading Democratic senator said Friday. The estimate by Sen. Chris Coons, chairman of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee that controls foreign aid and State Department expenditures, provided an initial look at the costs American taxpayers could bear as a result of Russia’s attack on its western neighbor.https://www.cnbctv18.com/world/russia-ukraine-war-live-updates-vladimir-putin-united-states-joe-biden-nato-moscow-kyiv-markets-oil-prices-bitcoin-12605732.htm
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