US President Barack Obama said new sanctions would be imposed against more Russian individuals and companies to push President Vladimir Putin to end actions in Ukraine, dpa reported. "We are going to be moving forward with an expanded list of individuals and companies that will be affected by sanctions," he said. "They remain targeted. We will also focus on some areas of high-tech defence exports to Russia that we don't think are appropriate to be exporting in this kind of climate." "The goal is to change his calculus with respect to how the current actions that he is engaging in Ukraine could have an adverse impact on the Russian economy over the long haul and to encourage him to walk the walk, and not just talk the talks when it comes to diplomatically resolving the crisis in Ukraine."
