Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The sanctions announced by President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Tuesday afternoon do not personally affect Russian President Vladimir Putin, “but all options are on the table”, a Senior Administration told reporters in Washington.