U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Ukrainians Charged with Spreading Russian Disinformation

A Russian national flag is seen at the roof of the Russian embassy in Kiev, Ukraine, September 18, 2016. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on four current and former Ukrainian officials it accuses of working with Russia’s intelligence service to destabilize Ukraine as Washington warned it was prepared to take further action if Moscow invaded its neighbor.

Click here to read more.

SOURCE: Reuters – Reporting by Daphne Psaledakis, Steve Holland and Chris Gallagher, additional reporting by Matthias Williams and Natalia Zinets; Editing by Howard Goller and Paul Simao