U.S. President Barack Obama on January 13 extended all U.S. sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea and aggression in Ukraine by one year through March 2018.
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US Vice President Joe Biden and President Barack Obama walk past each other during a tribute to Biden at the White House in Washington, DC, on January 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / NICHOLAS KAMM