US Administration Sanctioned 189 Russian-Related Individuals, Entities in Total

TEHRAN (defapress)- A senior administration official told a video conference the US administration imposed sanctions on 189 Russian-related individuals and entities as part of various sanction programs since Donald Trump became the US President.

News ID: 69594

Date: 07 April 2018 - 20:10

"In total, this administration has designated 189 Russian-related individuals and entities under our various sanctions programs," the official said, TASS reported.

In particular, 136 individuals and entities were sanctioned under our Ukraine-Russia-related sanctioned authorities.

"These sanctions are in addition to our recent cyber action, which sanctioned five entities and 19 individuals for their role in conducting destabilizing activities, including interference in the 2016 US election," the official stressed.

"We have also led efforts to hold Russia accountable for specific actions, including our sanctioning of Russians targeted for activities related to the North Korea program, transnational criminal organizations, our Global Magnitsky program, and the Sergei Magnitsky Act," the official added.