U.S. Said to Press EU Envoys for Added Russia Sanctions

The U.S. pressed the European Union to expand sanctions against Russia during a private meeting as the Obama administration prepared to act alone if necessary in response to the Ukraine crisis.

EU ambassadors were called to the White House yesterday for the closed-door session at which the U.S. urged the adoption of tougher measures to halt what American officials called Russian President Vladimir Putin’s destabilizing actions in Ukraine, according to three participants.