The latest move is aimed at seven Russian oligarchs and 12 companies they own or control, plus 17 senior Russian government officials.
WASHINGTON, April 6 – The United States imposed major sanctions on Friday against 24 Russians, striking at allies of President Vladimir Putin in one of Washington’s most aggressive moves to punish Moscow for its alleged meddling in the 2016 U. S. election and other „malign activity.“ The action, taken under pressure from the U. S. Congress, freezes the U. S. assets of oligarchs such as aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska, a close associate of Putin, and lawmaker Suleiman Kerimov, whose family controls Russia’s largest gold producer, Polyus.
