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According to Newsweek, as Russian troops “fanned relentlessly” across Afghanistan, President Jimmy Carter’s response was “to order a tough new set of economic and political reprisals against the Soviet Union, including an embargo on technology and a sharp cutback in grain exports.” This “new cold war” further escalated tensions that did not resolve until roughly 10 years later with the end of the Soviet Union. Today, the U.S. imposes sanctions on various Russian companies and agencies in response to its invasion of Ukraine, cyber attacks, election interference and other abuses.