US sanctions Russian lawmakers, defense firms

The United States is announcing a fresh wave of sanctions against Russian lawmakers, oligarchs and defense companies in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

The measures, which involve freezing US-held assets, single out 328 members of Russia’s lower house State Duma, and 48 defense companies “that fuel (President Vladimir) Putin’s war machine,” says a White House statement released as US President Joe Biden attended summits in Brussels focused on the war.

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