Obama Announces New Sanctions Against Russian Officials Over Crimea Vote
‘The referendum in Crimea was a clear violation of Ukrainian constitutions and international law, and it will not be recognized by the international community’
Obama Announces New Sanctions Against Russia (NBC News)
President Barack Obama issued new sanctions against Russia on Monday, making good on his threat to punish the Russian government over its actions in Ukraine.
The White House announced a series of sanctions targeting a group of individuals, including senior aides to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the former president of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych. A senior administration official described the seven individuals targeted by the sanctions as "cronies" of the Russian government.
"These are by far and away the most comprehensive sanctions applied against Russia since the end of the Cold War," a senior administration official said in a conference call to detail the sanctions.
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