Trump hits 17 Russian officials, 7 oligarchs with sanctions

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The Trump administration on Friday sanctioned 17 senior Russian officials, seven key Russian businesspeople and more than a dozen companies and banks under a law that Trump signed last year.

The sanctions are imposed under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the action is targeted against Russian people and entities involved in “malign activity.”

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