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US, Europe eye massive sanctions on Russia to deter Ukraine invasion

By France24
10 January 2022   |   1:56 pm
Russia's top financial institutions and a major new natural gas pipeline are in the crosshairs as Washington mulls "unprecedented" sanctions on Moscow in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. This as top US and Russian officials hold high-stakes talks in Geneva. FRANCE 24's Bryan Quinn tells us more.

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