U.S. sanctions Russia over nerve agent poisoning

Politico -------- The Trump administration will hit Russia with new sanctions over the attempted assassination in Britain of a former Kremlin spy, the latest in a string of moves aimed at standing up to Moscow after President Donald Trump's controversial summit with Vladimir Putin. The State Department made the announcement Wednesday after concluding that Russia used a banned nerve agent, Novichok, to try and kill the ex-spy, Sergei Skripal, according to spokeswoman Heather Nauert. To learn more click on the picture below to read the article.