- Russia would consider any new chemical weapons-related sanctions imposed by the United States to be illegal. The U.S. State Department said it would impose additional sanctions on Russia after Moscow failed to give reasonable assurances it would not use chemical weapons https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-sanctions/new-u-s-sanctions-over-chemical-weapons-would-be-illegal-kremlin-iduskcn1nc16f?il=0 6 comments worldnews