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21:00, 04-Jun-2018
Putin signs law on countermeasures against US and its allies
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday signed a law on countermeasures against the United States and its allies.
The bill was passed by the Russian Lower House in May.
The goal of the legislation is to defend Russia's sovereignty from "unfriendly actions" by Washington and other foreign states that have imposed political and economic sanctions on Moscow.
It allows Russian authorities to cut international cooperation with foreign states, and to impose import and export restrictions among other countermeasures.
It came two months after the US slapped a new round of sanctions on Russia, targeting its business and government elite on April 6.
The blacklist includes seven Russian executives,17 senior officials and a dozen companies – including a state-owned weapons firm.
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