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On 6 April, the Trump Administration announced additional and more severe sanctions against Russia “in response to the totality of the Russian government’s ongoing and increasingly brazen pattern of malign activity around the world”. US sanctions target seven Russian oligarchs, 12 companies controlled by them, and 17 high-ranking government officials. The measures freeze any US assets held by those targeted and cut them...

The Russian rouble is now undervalued – but risky - following a sharp drop in the wake of the Trump Administration’s announcement of new sanctions.On 6 April, the Trump Administration announced additional and more severe sanctions against Russia “in response to the totality of the Russian government’s ongoing and increasingly brazen pattern of malign activity around the world”. These sanctions confirm a tougher stance of the US Congress against Russia.Following the announcement, the Russian...