WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Thursday took initial steps toward imposing sanctions targeting Moscow under a new U.S. law by sending Congress a list of entities linked to the defense and intelligence arms of the Russian government. The move is behind schedule, missing an Oct. 1 deadline set in the U.S. legislation, which President Donald Trump signed over the summer. Republican and Democratic lawmakers had criticized the administration for the lag. The administration said the State Department needed extra time to...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 27, 2017 00:11 UTC