U.S. sanctions Russian companies for dodging previous sanctions

President Trump and Russian President Vladmir Putin.
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The Trump administration on Tuesday announced new sanctions on one Russian company, one Slovakian company, and two Russian individuals for efforts to circumvent previous U.S. sanctions, Reuters reports.

The Treasury Department imposed the sanctions after discovering that the entities were helping a Russian company called Divetechnoservices, which was sanctioned in June for providing the Russian government with underwater equipment that aided the Kremlin's federal security and intelligence agency. The individuals sanctioned also helped Divetechnoservices evade its previous sanctions, the department said.

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.