Who’s on Uncle Sam’s Naughty List This Time? Crimean Spa Sanctioned… Russia Trembles!

The US has expanded the anti-Russian sanction list.

The US has expanded the anti-Russian sanction list.

The US Treasury Department added 3 names and 9 companies including a health resort and a TPP in Crimea. The Crimean authorities said that the new sanctions weren't a surprise and thanked the US for promoting their health resorts.

 

The LPR State Security Ministry is now also on the list. Moscow has already responded to Washington's attack.

Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov said that the attempts to influence our country through sanctions were doomed to fail.

Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said that Russia would respond with mirror measures at the political level and selective measures at the economic level to avoid compromising its own interests.