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US hits Russian elite with sweeping new sanctions


By John Hudson and Seung Min Kim | Washington Post
WASHINGTON – The United States imposed new economic sanctions on senior Russian politicians, companies and business leaders Friday, citing a list of complaints including Moscow’s attempts to undermine Western democracies, support of separatists in Ukraine and its backing for Syrian President Bashar Assad.
The sanctions – the Trump administration’s most aggressive action against Kremlin-connected individuals – target 17 Russian government officials, a state-owned weapons trading company, and seven so-called oligarchs and 12 companies affiliated with them.
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