The U.S. Treasury Department is expanding sanctions to more Russian individuals and entities in connection to the conflict in Ukraine.
The department on Tuesday announced seven individuals and eight entities that will now be subject to sanctions related to Russia’s occupation of Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and the ongoing fighting in eastern Ukraine.
One of the individuals designated by Treasury, Yevgeniy Prigozhin, is said to have extensive business dealings with the Russian Federation’s defense ministry. Treasury also said that a company with “significant ties” to Prigozhin has obtained a contract to construct a military base near Russia’s border with Ukraine.
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Source: The Washington Free Beacon
