that moscow's annexation of ukraine will never be accepted or earlier i spoke to dw correspondent michela cove now in washington, d. c. and i asked her for more details about the fresh us sanctions against russia . what was made quite clear in that statement that came from the secretary of state, just a saw while after comments on that telephone conversation, that these were sanctions, in addition to those already imposed over ukraine, that they were very much separate and that they were because of russia's quote, malign influence on elections, but also democratic institutions around the world. this goes back to the less meddling in us elections. and this is quite interesting because it wasn't raised in connection with that telephone conversation that was much more if on close to home matters for the americans who have put what they call a serious offer on the table to try and secure the release of to us citizens, so this really is a wholesale condemnation of russia's influence on democracy's world wide. and that's why individuals and entities are targeted here in the united states who are see