U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Thursday that he had signed a document allowing sanctions to be imposed on Russia's key economic sectors.
I have signed a new order which gives the right to impose sanctions with respect to the key sectors of the Russian economy, the head of the White House said in Washington.
As the date of the Crimea referendum approaches, Russian officials prepare for possible economic sanctions from Western countries.
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