Punishment US have the opportunity to be introduced with regard to six to ten major Russian businessmen close to the government, reports Bloomberg, citing sources in the White house. Few occupying a high position of bureaucrats, the American explained to NBC, because it will be the citizens close in person to the President of Russia.

The first of Reuters referring to sources has informed that North America have the opportunity on Thursday to impose penalties against Russian businessmen for " intervention in election ". Penalties are imposed against Russian oligarchs and among them are those who, in the opinion of the United States, is associated with the Russian leadership, said the Agency. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that in modern Russia, the oligarchs anymore. However, He said that Moscow had not received confirmation of information About the likely imminent sanctions against businessmen or the interrogation of Russian entrepreneurs in the United States.

according to the Bloomberg interviewer in the White house, under new penalties the United States have the opportunity to be from six to ten so-called " oligarchs ", while the decision about the exact number has not yet been made. The U.S. Treasury Department on January 30 unveiled " the Kremlin List ", which included almost the entire leadership of the Russian Federation and major Russian businessmen
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