The United States has imposed further sanctions against Russia’s technological industry.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. n reaction to President Vladimir Putin’s attack on Ukraine, the US slapped new sanctions on Russia on Thursday, targeting the technology industry, a sanctions evasion network, and “malicious cyber actors,” while laying the path for more measures against other sectors.

“We will continue to penalise Putin’s war machine from every angle until this foolish war of choice is ended,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a statement.

Sanctions were issued by the Treasury Department on 21 businesses and 13 individuals, including Joint Stock Company Mikron, Russia’s largest chipmaker and manufacturer and exporter of microelectronics.

Washington has also concluded that three additional areas of the Russian economy are vulnerable to sanctions under an existing presidential order, authorising the US to impose punitive measures on anybody or business engaged in the aerospace, maritime, or electronics sectors.

The moves on Thursday froze any assets of individuals targeted in the United States and generally barred Americans from engaging with them.

Among those targeted are Moscow-based Serniya Engineering and equipment manufacturer Sertal, both of which the Treasury Department accuses of illegally procuring equipment and technology for Russia’s defence industry that may also be utilised for civilian purposes.

The Treasury sanctioned the two entities, as well as other organisations and individuals, for allegedly being part of a sanctions evasion network.
The Russian embassy in Washington and Mikron did not reply to calls for comment on the measures right away. Serniya and Sertal could not be reached for comment right away.

Washington has slapped sanctions on Russia many times in the five weeks after it unleashed the most devastating attack on a European state since World War II. Moscow refers to it as a “special operation.”

Western nations will seek fresh reasons for sanctions against Russia, Putin warned on Thursday, adding that his country must strive to maintain and create employment.