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| US imposes sanctions on 19 Russians for allegedly interfering in 2016 election - including 'Putin's chef' | US imposes sanctions on 19 Russians for allegedly interfering in 2016 election - including 'Putin's chef' |
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| The Trump administration has announced sanctions against 19 Russians - including an individual known as Vladimir Putin’s “chef” - for their alleged role in trying to interfere in the 2016 presidential election. | |
| In the most significant response yet from the US to Russia’s alleged role in meddling in the election since Donald Trump became president, the US Treasury announced the names of the Russians whose assets were being frozen and whom Americans were prevented from doing business with. Among the names were the 13 individuals indicted last month by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller for “conspiracy to defraud the United States”. | |
| “The administration is confronting and countering malign Russian cyber activity, including their attempted interference in US elections, destructive cyber-attacks, and intrusions targeting critical infrastructure,” Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin said in a statement. | |
| The names of the 19 Russians were added to the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s list of specially designated individuals, or SDNs. It means their financial assets are blocked and that Americans are prohibited from doing business with them. | |
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