The U.S. on Friday sanctioned more than 1,000 people and firms connected to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, including its Central Bank governor and families of Security Council members, after President Vladimir Putin signed treaties absorbing occupied regions of Ukraine into Russia in defiance of international law.
In a statement, the U.S. Treasury Department said it’s striking out against activity related to Putin’s “purported annexation” and continued occupation of the four regions of Ukraine following “sham” referendums held in Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk.
The department named hundreds of members of Russia’s legislature, leaders of the country’s financial and military infrastructure and suppliers for sanctions designations. The
