New wave of U.S. sanctions target Russia’s foreign suppliers and industrial base
On May 1, the U.S. Department of State together with the U.S. Treasury Department unveiled a wide-ranging new list of anti-Russia sanctions covering an additional 280 individuals and entities in Russia and third countries. Of these, 80 were State Department listings while the Treasury Department sanctioned 200, under different...
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