Russia: We Do Not Recognize One-Sided US Sanctions

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The US Administration extended the list of companies and individuals in Russian Federation and other countries covered by unilateral sanctions introduced in connection with developments in Ukraine.

In a press release, the Treasury Department said it was designating 21 individuals and nine entities under existing authorities, including Russian government officials and Russian companies connected to projects in the disputed Crimean Peninsula.

Companies involving in building infrastructure in Crimea were among the ones targeted.

"This action underscores the USA government's opposition to Russia's occupation of Crimea and firm refusal to recognise its attempted annexation of the peninsula".

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Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), which administers sanctions, banned more than a dozen Russian government officials, Russian business executives, and Ukrainian separatist leaders involved with Russia's occupation.

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However, Western countries insisted that the peninsula was illegally annexed and they have imposed several rounds of economic sanctions against Russian Federation since 2014.

"This is a policy of maximum containment of a growing Russian Federation. We don't recognise one-sided American sanctions, we have no global obligations to comply with them", RIA quoted Morgulov as saying.

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