US Targets Almost 100 Russians and Suppliers With New Sanctions
- Restrictions mark sweeping bid to hamper Putin war marchine
- Networks in Finland and Turkey also targeted in latest move
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The Biden administration announced almost 100 fresh sanctions on Russia’s elites, its financial institutions and its supply chains, in a major new effort to squeeze President Vladimir Putin’s war machine.
While most of those sanctioned were Russian companies and people, the new round of sanctions also hits targets including a Finland-based network that ships foreign electronics to Russia and two Turkish companies that are linked to shipments of equipment used to make drones and cruise missiles for the war in Ukraine.