US sanctions non-Russians linked to military suppliers

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it’s imposing sanctions on a list of people and firms around the globe that it alleged were involved in supporting Russia’s military in its war on Ukraine. Unlike recent packages of sanctions imposed on Russia-based firms and people, the latest financial and diplomatic penalties are aimed at a range of entities including French real estate companies, a group of Swiss nationals and a Taiwanese microelectronic component purchaser. They are all accused of being financial facilitators or enablers of Russia’s military supply chain, which U.S. officials have committed to disrupting after the invasion of Ukraine began in February.