BBC
US poised to sanction Russia for cyber-attacks
The Biden administration may place sanctions on more than 30 Russian entities as soon as Thursday.
- U.S. set to slap new sanctions on Russia as soon as Thursday: sources
  Reuters
- Forthcoming Russia sanctions won't include Nord Stream 2
  Politico
Associated Press
U.S.'s John Kerry in China for talks ahead of climate summit
U.S. climate envoy John Kerry is in talks in China on Thursday ahead of President Joe Biden’s climate summit of world leaders. China’s Ministry of Ecology and Environment said the discussions in Shanghai running through Saturday aim to boost cooperation on climate change and exchange views on the U.N. Climate Change Conference known as COP 26 to be held in Scotland in November. A brief statement from the ministry said Kerry would be meeting with China’s top climate negotiator, fellow veteran diplomat Xie Zhenhua.
- US seeks China climate agreements ahead of Biden summit
  The Telegraph
- "We are talking to China about talking": John Kerry's long road ahead on climate
  Axios
Associated Press
Months after hack, US poised to announce sanctions on Russia
The Biden administration is preparing to announce sanctions in response to a massive Russian hacking campaign that breached vital federal agencies, as well as for election interference, a senior administration official said. In that intrusion, Russian hackers are believed to have infected widely used software with malicious code, enabling them to access the networks of at least nine agencies in what U.S. officials believe was an intelligence gathering operation aimed at mining government secrets.
- U.S. set to sanction Russia over SolarWinds hack, election interference: reports
  MarketWatch
- US set to sanction a dozen Russian individuals, 24 entities for influencing the 2020 election, SolarWinds hack
  Business Insider