2020 Election

U.S. Sanctions Ukrainian Officials Over 2020 Election Meddling

U.S. Treasury Department says a group of Ukrainians made "fraudulent and unsubstantiated allegations" involving President-elect Biden.

U.S. Sanctions Ukrainian Officials Over 2020 Election Meddling
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The Trump administration has sanctioned several associates of a Ukrainian lawmaker in connection to election meddling in the 2020 race.

U.S. officials claim the Ukrainians released edited audio recordings of President-elect Biden.

The Treasury Department accused the lawmaker and his associates of making "fraudulent and unsubstantiated allegations involving a U.S. political candidate.”