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The United States imposed sanctions against Ukrainian citizens and a number of information resources due to interference in their elections.
This was reported on the website of the US Department of the Treasury. Seven people and four websites were subjected to restrictive measures (scroll to the bottom to see the list).
The department explained that Ukrainian citizens and organizations have become part of “a network of influence related to Russia, which is related to Andriy Derkach.” Recall that the US Department of the Treasury in September 2020 introduced personal sanctions against the people’s deputy Derkach and three Russians for interfering in the 2020 US elections.
So, sanctions were introduced against:
In addition, sanctions apply to sites:
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“Era-Media”,
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information agency Only News
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NabuLeaks,
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“Skeptic” / “Behemoth Media”.
The Treasury press release explains that since 2019, Derkach and his associates have used the American media, social media platforms in the United States, and influential Americans to spread misleading and baseless allegations that former and former US officials are involved in acts of corruption. …
It is also said that Derkach is once again a Russian agent, and everyone else is part of his network of influence with Russia.
“The Russian disinformation campaign against American citizens is a threat to our democracy. The United States will continue to aggressively defend the integrity of our electoral systems and the electoral process,” said Treasury Chief Steven Mnuchin.
The sanctions provide for the blocking of all the assets of these people and the prohibition of Americans from conducting transactions with them. Additionally, work for any organization that is 50% or more owned by one or more of the people on the list will be blocked.
As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, the US Embassy had warned that the sanctions imposed on Derkach could also apply to those who do business with him.
