United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has announced new US sanctions targeting networks accused of supplying military technology for Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Speaking on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali on Monday, Yellen said the measures would target 14 individuals and 28 entities.
She declined to provide details of the identity or location of the alleged network or the technologies involved but said a more detailed announcement would be made later.
Yellen said; “This is part of our larger effort to disrupt Russia’s war effort and deny equipment it needs through sanctions and export controls.”
The US has already rolled out a raft of sanctions against Russia in response to its war in Ukraine, including measures focusing on Russian military suppliers and US-based manufacturers of components used by Moscow in its military hardware.
Yellen said that the United States would continue to support Ukraine with financial and economic aid.
The Biden administration has requested congressional approval for an additional $4.5 billion in non-military assistance for Ukraine, in addition to providing more than $19 billion in security assistance.
Quadri Adejumo covers World News, Health, Climate & Humanitarian.
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