The U.S. on Thursday expanded its list of sanctions on Russians over the seizure of Ukraine's Crimea region, after announcing the first round of sanctions on Monday.
Senior Obama administration officials also said the action on Thursday paves the way for President Barack Obama to broaden sanctions beyond individuals and target various sectors, including financial services, energy, mining, engineering and defense sectors.
Russian Government Officials Affected:
Viktor Ozerov, chairman of the Security and Defense Committee of the Federation Council
Vladimir Dzhabarov, first deputy chairman of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council
Yevgeny Bushmin, deputy speaker of Russia's Federation Council
Nikolai Ryzhkov, senator in Russia's Federation Council
Sergei Zheleznyak, deputy speaker of the Duma
Sergei Mironov, member of the council of the Duma
Aleksandr Totoonov, a member of the Committee on Culture, Science, and Information in the Federation Council
Oleg Panteleyev, first deputy chairman of the Committee on Parliamentary Issues
Sergey Naryshkin, chairman of the Duma
Victor Ivanov, director of Russia's Federal Drug Control Service
Igor Sergun, head of Russia's military intelligence service
Sergei Ivanov, Putin's chief of staff
Alexei Gromov, Putin's deputy chief of staff
Andrei Fursenko, a Putin aide
Vladimir Yakunin, chairman of the board of the Russian state-owned company Russian Railways and a close confidant of Putin
Vladimir Kozhin
Others Supporting Senior Russian Officials:
Gennady Timchenko, a founder of the commodity trading company Gunvor whose activities have been linked to Putin
Arkady Rotenberg and Boris Rotenberg, brothers who support Putin and made billions in Sochi Olympic-related contracts
Yury Kovalchuk, the largest shareholder of Bank Rossia and is the personal banker for senior Russian officials
Bank Rossia, which serves as the bank for senior Russian officials
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