US states about new sanctions imposed on Russia over Ukraine crisis

WASHINGTON, April 28 (Itar-Tass) - The United States has announced about new sanctions imposed on Russia over current events in Ukraine. New restrictions are taken against seven state officials, including two Russian presidential close associates as well as 17 companies related with people from close presidential surroundings. The U.S. Department of Commerce stated that the sanction list included Oleg Belaventsev, Sergey Chemezov, Dmitry Kozak, Yevgeny Murov, Aleksey Pushkov, Igor Sechin and Vyacheslav Volodin. Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Commerce has introduced additional restrictions against 13 from 17 above-mentioned companies. Learn more on itar-tass.com