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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
Technology
Asharq Al-Awsat

US Targets Russia's Technology Sector in Fresh Sanctions

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen addresses the US Conference of Mayors winter meeting in Washington, US January 19, 2022. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst

The United States on Thursday imposed fresh sanctions on Russia, targeting the technology sector, a sanctions evasion network and what it called "malicious cyber actors" while paving the way to act against additional sectors in response to President Vladimir Putin's assault on Ukraine.

"We will continue to target Putin's war machine with sanctions from every angle, until this senseless war of choice is over," Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.

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