“We’re not on TV right now — we can tell the truth,” says one of top Russian TV propagandists thinking she was off air at a propaganda show about Ukrainian elections. Note the Ukrainian flag used as a tablecloth. Screendump via Julia Davis.
The United States took sweeping actions on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and imposed sanctions on Russian officials, companies, and top propagandists, according to the US Department of State.
The US Department of State approved financial sanctions against the Russian Federation governors who have among their duties the conscription of Russian citizens to fight in Ukraine. The list of sanctioned governors and regional head consists of 47 individuals.
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Apart from that, The US Department of State approved financial sanctions against a number of Ministers of the Russian Federation (nine names in total) and Russian companies, such as the Joint Stock Company Argus, STK, Golfesteit, Laifinvest, Isskustvo Krasoty, and Rudniy Limited Liability Companies affiliated with Russian oligarchs and officials.
Olga Skabeyeva, a Russian top propagandist, was sanctioned for disseminating “pro-Russia propaganda for the war against Ukraine.”
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Tags: Russian invasion of Ukraine, US sanctions, US sanctions against Russia
