1、CRS InsightsRussia Sanctions: OptionsDianne E. Rennack, Specialist in Foreign Policy Legislation (drennackcrs.loc.gov, 7-7608)July 28, 2014 (IN10117)Sanctions Authorities Already Acted OnOn March 16, 2014, President Barack Obama declared that the actions and policies of the Governmentof the Russian
2、Federation with respect to Ukraineincluding the recent deployment of RussianFederation military forces in the Crimea region of Ukraineundermine democratic processes andinstitutions in Ukraine; threaten its peace, security, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity; andcontribute to the misap
3、propriation of its assets, and thereby constitute an unusual and extraordinarythreat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States. The President ordered theTreasury Department to block access to assets under U.S. jurisdiction of, and prohibit transactionswith, seven Russians cons
4、idered to be President Putins close advisors. Treasury, in consultation withthe State Department, has continued to add to this list of specially designated nationals; today 64Russian individuals and entities are identified under the sanctions regime triggered by events inUkraine.On March 20, 2014, t