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U.S.-Russia Economic Relations (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Aug. 1, 2014
Report Number IN10119
Report Type Insight
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

U.S. sanctions on Russian individuals and entities have been a key part of the U.S. policy response to Russia's annexation of the Crimean region of Ukraine and Russia's alleged ongoing efforts to destabilize eastern Ukraine (see CRS Insight IN10048, U.S. Sanctions on Russia in Response to Events in Ukraine, coordinated by Dianne E. Rennack). Following the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in Ukraine on July 17 that killed 298 passengers and crew, some policy makers and experts called for additional sanctions on Russia. Secretary of State John Kerry stated there is an "enormous amount of evidence" that Russia was involved in supplying separatists in Ukraine with the weapons used to shoot down the plane and training them to use the weapons.