HALEY PROMISES NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST RUSSIA OVER SYRIA

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, said Sunday that the United States will place more sanctions on Russia this week related to its support for Syria’s chemical weapons program.

Speaking on CBS News’ Face the Nation program, Haley said the sanctions are imminent, targeting Russian companies that have helped the government of Syrian President Bashar Assad make and deploy chemical weapons like those that spurred the United States and its allies to launch more than 100 missiles at Syria over the weekend.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin “will be announcing those Monday, if he hasn’t already,” she added. “I think everyone is going to feel it at this point. I think everyone knows that we sent a strong message, and our hope is that they listen to it.”