The Biden administration announced more sanctions on the Russian State Duma and a number of oligarchs. The latest round of sanctions targets 328 members of Russia’s chief legislative body by name as well as the Duma as a whole.
“We call on those closest to Putin to cease and publicly condemn this cold-blooded war," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. | Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo, poolThe Biden administration announced additional sanctions on Thursday on the Russian State Duma and a number of oligarchs, ratcheting up its economic retaliation against the Kremlin for its unprovoked war on Ukraine.targets 328 members of the State Duma — Russia’s chief legislative body — by name as well as the Duma as a whole.
Sanctions on the Duma stemmed from its use of legislative power to “to target domestic dissenters and political opponents, disrupt the free flow of information, and restrict the human rights and fundamental freedoms of the citizens of Russia,” Blinken said. Two other financial institutions — PJSC Sovcombank and OOO Volga Group — also face sanctions, as do their executives and their family members. The owner of OOO Volga Group, Gennady Nikolayevich Timchenko, is among those sanctioned.
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