US imposes new sanctions on companies believed linked to Russian war effort

The United States is to impose fresh sanctions on Vladimir Putin’s Russia (Grigory Sysoev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

The United States on Thursday imposed a new round of sanctions on 130 firms and people from Turkey, China and the United Arab Emirates in an effort to choke off Russia’s access to tools and equipment that support its invasion of Ukraine.

The sanctions imposed by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control target third-party firms and people alleged to assist Moscow in procuring equipment needed on the battlefield, including suppliers and shippers.