The U.S. and other NATO members are slapping Russia with a slew of sanctions, a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his troops into Donetsk and Luhansk, two of Ukraine’s rebel-held regions, for a “peacekeeping mission.” Jackson Proskow explains the sanctions imposed, and the concerns about whether they’ll even make a difference.
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