 U.S. President Joe Biden says now is the time to de-escalate tensions after slapping new sanctions on Russia, saying there is still room for the two countries to work together. Biden's comments come after the United States on Thursday imposed a broad array of sanctions on Russia, including curbs to its sovereign debt market, to punish it for interfering in last year's U.S. elections, cyber-hacking, bullying Ukraine and other alleged actions. Hello. Hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.