https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-us-meeting/4456449.html
The sanctions were designed to punish Russia for its 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and for meddling in the 2016 US presidential election
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https://www.rferl.org/a/russian-deputy-energy-minister-arrested-for-embezzlement/30829833.html
Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Tikhonov has been arrested in Moscow on allegations of embezzlement.
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