US Treasury Sanctions Russian Oligarchs, Officials, And Companies

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Developing story:  New economic sanctions have been announced targeting 17 Russian government officials, a weapons trading company,  7 oligarchs and 12 companies affiliated with them.  This is the Trump administration’s most aggressive action against these individuals yet.  Background from the Washington Post:

“In recent weeks, President Trump’s national security advisers have pushed for more sanctions after the poisoning of a former Russian spy in England, interference in the 2016 U.S. elections and a cyberattack described as the most destructive and costly in history.”