Well. . . damn. What’s an oligarch anyway? Why do they have oligarchs? Do WE have oligarchs?
Heather Nauert
@statedeptspox
1h
New @USTreasury sanctions on #Russia target those who benefit from Putin regime & have played key role in advancing Russia’s long history of malign activities from #Ukraine to #Syria. These elites will no longer be insulated from consequences of Russia’s destabilizing activities.
Treasury Department
@USTreasury
Treasury designates 7 Russian oligarchs, 12 companies they own or control, 17 senior Russian officials & a weapons trading company and its bank, in response to Russia’s worldwide malign activity...
This is enforcement action undertaken in response to Obama’s Executive Orders 13660, 13661 and 13662 from 2014 concerning Ukraine. These were renewed by Pres. Trump March 2, 2018.
...On March 6, 2014, by Executive Order 13660, the President declared a national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701-1706) to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States...
... in accordance with section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), I am continuing for 1 year the national emergency declared in Executive Order 13660...
...DONALD J. TRUMP...
BBC wondered why Trump waited so long ,he could have done this last summer , they’re pushing the Collusion thing you know helping out his Russian buds ,LOL
Putin really got a bad deal when he bought Zuckerberg’s mind control Facebook technology that forced all of the deplorables to vote for Donald Trump. He should demand a refund.