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Blinken weighs possible sanctions North Korea as Russia, Iran loom: NBC News

Published: 01 Feb 2021 - 03:59 pm | Last Updated: 05 Nov 2021 - 10:37 am
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. REUTERS/Carlos Barria/Pool

Reuters

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration would consider new sanctions against North Korea as well as other possible actions against Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a television interview on Monday as it continued its foreign policy review.

In an interview with NBC News, taped on Sunday, Blinken did not commit to specific sanctions against Moscow as it reviewed the ongoing situation involving jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, Russian election interference, the Solar Wind Hack and alleged bounties against U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan. (Reporting by Susan Heavey; Editing by Doina Chiacu)