WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama expressed caution on Dec. 11 about the possibility of the United States adding more sanctions against Russia for its incursion into Ukraine because it could cause divide Washington and Europe.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
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US Vice President Joseph Biden (R) listens while President Barack Obama announces Ashton Carter as his nominee for Secretary of Defense in the Roosevelt Room of the White House Dec. 5, 2014 in Washington, DC to replace Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.