- the sanctions against the 7 govt officials include asset freeze and visa bans
- also announces policy to dent export licence applications for any high-tech items that could assist the Russian military
Headlines on reuters. No details given as yet
- US repeats its threat to impose sanctions against key sectors of Russian economy if they engage in further military intervention in Ukraine
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- Igor Sechin , head of state-controlled energy company Rosneft one of the seven added to sanctions list
- others are Oleg Belavencev, Sergei Chemezov,Dmitry Kozak,Evgeniy Murov, Aleksei Pushkov and Vyacheslav Volodin