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Russia Announces Sanctions Against US Officials -- RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, March 20 (RIA Novosti) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Thursday imposed sanctions against nine senior US officials in retaliation to US visa bans and asset freezes.
The White House authorized sanctions on Monday against Russian officials “who are most directly involved in destabilizing Ukraine.” The US sanctions targeted seven top Russian officials close to President Vladimir Putin, including presidential aide Vladislav Surkov, the speaker of the upper house of parliament, Valentina Matviyenko, and Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin.
The list was extended on Thursday and now includes presidential aide Andrei Fursenko, Presidential Executive Office Chief of Staff Sergei Ivanov, head of Russia’s military intelligence service GRU Igor Sergun, head of Russia’s railway monopoly RZD Vladimir Yakunin and a number of senior lawmakers.
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1 comment:
The sanctioned US politicians are laughing about the sanctions on them, with McCain actually asking to be sanctioned.
Obama is ratcheting up sanctions on Russian politicians "to impose additional costs on Russia," and they're laughing too.
It appears that the only one not thinking that this is one huge joke is Obama. But then he ain't too bright; we knew that.
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