WASHINGTON—The Trump administration, in an action that will likely further escalate tensions between the U.S. and Russia, on Thursday imposed sanctions on Russian and Chechen officials linked to the deaths of two whistleblowers critical of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s government. The sanctions issued by the Treasury Department target two Russians the U.S. accuses of helping cover up the death of Sergei Magnitsky, who was found dead in a Russian jail in 2009 after he had accused officials of fraud. The sanctions also...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 16, 2019 20:03 UTC