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ate on Monday, after Congress passed legislation in August to impose sanctions on Iran, North Korea, and Russia. The individuals named in the report are<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=22&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_bbc_com_news_world_europe_42873" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class="">not subject to new sanctions (BBC)</a>, but the Treasury said it could use the report to decide on future sanctions. The move could further strain relations with Russia, which called the list a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=36&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_wsj_com_articles_u_s_releases_r" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class="">roster of "enemies" of the United States (</a><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=21&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_wsj_com_articles_u_s_releases_r_2" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class=""><em class="">WSJ</em></a><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=26&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_wsj_com_articles_u_s_releases_r_3" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class="">)</a>.</p></td></tr><tr class=""><td bgcolor="#ffffff" class="pad-bottom" style="padding: 0px 20px 20px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse !important;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td bgcolor="#f8f5ef" style="border: 1px solid rgb(215, 209, 201); padding: 20px;" class=""><p style="margin: 0px 0px 15px; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(76, 76, 76); font-size: 11.538px; letter-spacing: 1px; text-transform: uppercase;" class=""><span style="font-size: 13px;" class="">ANALYSIS</span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;" class="">"The minimal sanctions applied thus far have<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=53&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_foreignaffairs_com_articles_rus" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class="">failed to send a sufficiently strong message</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>[to Moscow]," Robert D. Blackwill and Philip H. Gordon write for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class="">Foreign Affairs</em>.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;" class="">"All in all, the report is disappointing in its lack of insight, reading as a 'who is who' of the Russian political and business establishment, without any attempt to<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=9&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="themoscowtimes_com_articles_for_bus" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class="">establish whether any of them are actually involved in corruption</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or any activity detrimental to U.S. interests," writes Alina Ryzhonkova for the<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class="">Moscow Times</em>.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-family: Georgia, serif; color: rgb(50, 50, 50); font-size: 16px; line-height: 23px;" class="">"Russia's political war against the West has<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://links.cfr.mkt5175.com/ctt?kn=39&ms=NTU4NzU0NTcS1&r=NTIzMzI0MDU3MzMS1&b=0&j=MTMyNDgzMzAyMgS2&mt=1&rt=0" name="www_axios_com_us_at_risk_russia1515" style="color: rgb(42, 105, 161);" class="">been going strong for decades</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and shows no signs of abating," Alina Polyakova writes for<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><em class="">Axios</em>.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" style="border-collapse: collapse !important;" class=""><tbody class=""><tr class=""><td bgcolor="#ffffff" class="padding-copy" style="padding: 30px 20px 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 25px; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></div></body></html>