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On April 15, 2021, President Biden issued an Executive Order
(found here), Blocking Property with Respect to
Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the
Russian Federation. This Executive Order implements new
sanctions on Russia in response to Russia s cyber attacks,
involvement in transnational corruption, interference in the 2020
U.S. presidential election, pursuit of extraterritorial activities
against journalists and dissidents, and other anti-democratic
violations of international legal principles. According to the
White House, the goal of these sanctions is to impose economically
impactful costs on Russia as a result of its destabilizing