Russia angered by latest US indictment over Syria sanctions

By Joel Gehrke

Published June 13, 2018 5:14pm ET

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Russia angered by latest US indictment over Syria sanctions — This Dec. 11, 2017 file photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Syrian President Bashar Assad watching troops march at the Hemeimeem air base in Syria. | (Mikhail Klimentyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)

The Justice Department’s indictment of five Russians accused of violating U.S. sanctions on Syria has outraged the Russian government, which called the charges an act of “political blindness” and hostility in a Wednesday statement.

“Washington has again demonstrated its political blindness by accusing the staff of Sovfracht public joint stock company of shipping aviation fuel to Syria,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

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