Treasury Sanctions Russians Linked to Moscow’s Internal Spy Agency

Treasury Sanctions Russians Linked to Moscow’s Internal Spy Agency
U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin speaks during a news briefing at the White House in Washington on Aug. 25, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas
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The Treasury Department sanctioned five Russian companies and three Russian citizens on Monday for strengthening the cyber capabilities of Russia’s military and intelligence units.

One of the companies was controlled directly by the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), the internal spy agency that succeeded the notorious KGB. Two other entities provided material and technological support to the agency. The rest were linked to the sanctioned companies.

Ivan Pentchoukov
Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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