US Issues Fresh Sanctions Over Ukraine’s Crimea: Treasury

A Russian tanker under the the Kerch bridge blocks the passage to the Kerch Strait near Kerch, Crimea, on Nov. 25, 2018. AP Photo

WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday, Jan. 29, issued a fresh round of sanctions related to Russia’s annexation of Crimea, targeting eight individuals and a Moscow-based railway company, the U.S. Treasury Department said.

The United States has imposed a series of sanctions in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. Moscow has since built up military infrastructure on the peninsula.