White House officials said President Donald Trump signed a bill to impose new sanctions on Russia.
Two White House officials said that the president signed the bill on Wednesday morning.
The package of stiff financial sanctions against Russia passed Congress with overwhelming support.
Moscow responded to the sanctions by ordering a reduction in the number of US diplomats in Russia.
The officials spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to speak publicly before the official statement.
The package introduces tough additional sanctions against Russia over alleged meddling in last year’s election and its annexation of the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine.
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