US officials have arrested the assets of the Russian Federation

President Barack Obama signed an order to seize assets of a number of Russian officials, according to Reuters.

Among the Russians, which imposed sanctions against the United States, the speaker of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Russian presidential adviser Sergei Glazyev, the presidential aide Vladislav Surkov, deputy of the State Duma Elena Mizulina and Leonid Slutsky, Federation Council member Andrey Klishas.

Sanctions are introduced as a response to Moscow's actions during the Ukrainian crisis. Defendants in the list will be denied entry into the United States, its assets and property will be blocked.

Full list on the website of the US Treasury (many letters)

UPD: Washington is ready to expand sanctions against Russia, if the situation around Ukraine is not settled, according to the White House.
"Today's actions are a serious warning to Russia ... the US is ready to take additional steps," - said in a statement.

via gazeta.ru, ria.ru





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