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US imposed visa restrictions against 635 Russians

20 April 2022 22:24 (UTC +04:00)

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on a Russian commercial bank, an oligarch and dozens of individuals, APA reports citing the Treasury Department website.

"The State Department is imposing visa restrictions "on 635 Russian nationals who are involved in suppressing dissent in Russia and abroad, who have been involved in activities that threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine, and who have been involved in human rights abuses in prison facilities and places of unofficial detention in Russia-controlled areas of the Donbas region of Ukraine," as well as three Russian officials "for involvement in gross violations of human rights, and on 17 individuals responsible for undermining democracy in Belarus," according to the Treasury.