US President Donald Trump hosts a working lunch with the Baltic heads of state in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC. Photo Credit: Olivier Douliery / AFP
The United States struck President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle Friday, imposing sanctions on seven of Russia’s most influential oligarchs and stoking a diplomatic crisis some have dubbed a new Cold War.
Those hit include metals magnate Oleg Deripaska, described as operating for the Russian government, as well as Alexei Miller, director of state-owned energy giant Gazprom. Any assets they hold in areas under US jurisdiction could now be frozen.
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