The United States imposed massive sanctions on Russia as a result of its "lack of serious commitment to a peace process to end the war in Ukraine," the Treasury Department said.
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight Mexican individuals and twelve companies based in Mexico that are connected to the Sinaloa Cartel.
The ICC sanctions announced by the Trump administration send a clear message: the United States will not allow unelected global bureaucrats to trample on American sovereignty or target its allies.
China has announced sanctions against two Lithuanian banks, UAB Urbo Bankas and Mano Bankas AB, in retaliation for the European Union’s recent inclusion of Chinese financial institutions in its latest sanctions package against Russia.
On Sunday’s broadcast of NBC’s Meet the Press, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) said Russian President Vladimir Putin is largely unaffected by sanctions, arguing the real pressure point is targeting the nations that continue to buy Russian oil.