US Targets Global Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Russia

US Targets Global Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Russia
A bronze seal for the Department of the Treasury is shown at the U.S. Treasury building in Washington on Jan. 20, 2023. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 22 individuals and entities in multiple countries that it accused of being tied to a global sanctions evasion network supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex.

The sanctions, which come as Washington looks to increase pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, is part of U.S. efforts to target the evasion of its punitive measures around the world and limit Russia’s access to revenue it needs for the war, the U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement.