April 10, 2018 / 11:20 AM / 5 days ago

Ukraine to impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs - president

Reuters Staff

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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine will impose sanctions on Russian oligarchs including Oleg Deripaska, following the lead of penalties ordered by the United States, President Petro Poroshenko said on Tuesday.

FILE PHOTO: Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska attends the session "The Future of "Made China"" during the Annual Meeting 2016 of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland January 21, 2016. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/File Photo

A new round of U.S. sanctions, announced on Friday, target officials and businesspeople around Russian President Vladimir Putin, in response to alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. election.

Reporting by Matthias Williams; Editing by Andrew Heavens

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