Media reported the US plans to impose sanctions against Russian businessmen

USA until the end of the week propose to introduce penalties against Russian businessmen for " intervention in election ", informs television channel Fox news, citing a source in the White house.

The names of persons against which introduced punishment is not called, according to the Washington post, they affect More than six persons.

in March, the United States contributed to the sanctions list of 19 Russians And 5 legal entities, accusing them of meddling in elections in the United States against these persons began the proceedings by a team of spectacular Robert Mueller. For example, the list includes a Russian businessman Yevgeny Prigozhin And organizations included in its holding " Concord ". Penalties imposed as against the FSB And the GRU, And against the leadership of the GRU. These penalties mean that the assets of the members of the list will be frozen within the United States, and the citizens And permanent residents of the United States will be barred from doing them any business.

American intelligence blamed the Russian Federation in "intervention in election" in 2016. Committees on intelligence in both houses of Congress conduct their investigation. A separate case involved Mueller. Before he was subjected to charges of 13 citizens of Russia And 3 legal entities in attempts to interfere in U.S. elections.

And in the White house And the leadership of the Russian Federation suspicions repeatedly denied. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov called the accusations " completely unfounded ".


sections: Politics