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US To Sanction NS2 Pipe-Layer Fortuna Today; Navalny Highlights Top Sanctions Candidates

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  • US expected to slap sanctions on Nord Stream 2 pipe-layer Fortuna and parent company KVT-Rus today as part of CAATSA sanctions.
    • Refinitiv ship-tracking data says Fortuna is still anchored in the Baltic sea near Rostock.
    • Impact is not fully known yet, but Germany says it regrets the US decision. - TASS
  • Trump orders to restrict purchases of unmanned aircraft from Russia & China via executive order TASS Navanly names top 8 western sanctions targets to achieve maximum impact:
    • including Roman Abramovich, Andrei Kostin (VTB), Dmitri Patrushev (Agri Min), Alisher Usmanov (MegFon Mobile) etc.
    • Says sanctions have not worked as they have not targeted wealthy people with significant Western assets - Moscow Times
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