The US and its allies are to impose additional heavy penalties on President Putin and his accomplices for Russia's inhumane war on Ukraine.
New sanctions on Russian oligarchs and state-owned enterprises were announced by Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Visa restrictions apply to 893 Russian Federation officials, including Federation Council members and members of Russia's military and on 31 foreign government officials.
The following Russian oligarchs have faced sanctions, according to the State Department:
"We are also imposing additional costs on Russia's war machine by designating 24 Russian defense and technology-related entities," Blinken write in a statement.
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