The United States has imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia, aiming to crack down on sanctions evasion

The United States on Wednesday imposed new sanctions against Russia aimed at cracking down on Russia's evasion of U.S. sanctions. Washington is imposing new sanctions on nearly 100 targets, including Russian banks and companies operating in Russia's energy sector that have been subject to U.S. sanctions before, the US Treasury said in a statement. The US Treasury said the new measures increase the risk of secondary sanctions against key Russian entities. A senior Treasury official said the new sanctions were issued under an executive order that requires Congress to be notified for review before any measures issued under the executive order can be lifted.