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Reuters: US Treasury says expands Ukraine sanctions against Russia

Published Sept. 1, 2016 at 7:36 pm

The US Treasury Department is seen on October 29, 2008 in Washington, DC.

Photo by The US Treasury Department is seen on October 29, 2008 in Washington, DC.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury said on Sept. 1 it had expanded its sanctions against Russia in relation to the Ukraine crisis.

The department said companies including Russian bridge-builders Mostotrest and SGM-Most, currently constructing a bridge to Russian-annexed Crimea, had been added to the sanctions list, as well as multiple subsidiaries of Russian gas giant Gazprom.