Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for releasing a list of over 200 people with close ties to the Russian government. Putin described the release as a hostile and stupid move led by opponents of U.S. President Donald Trump. The U.S. Treasury Department published the list on Monday as required under a law approved by Congress. Lawmakers who voted for the measure wanted to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Some Russians worried that the publication of the list would lead to additional U.S. actions or restrictions from the global financial system. But the publication does not include any new sanctions. In a written statement, a State Department official said just the threat of sanctions had already affected Russian companies. She said that U.S. officials estimate other countries have cancelled plans to buy several billion dollars’ worth of products from Russia’s defense industry.
Title: Putin Criticizes US for Publishing List of Influential Russians
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/putin_criticizes_us.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Putin Criticizes US for Publishing List of Influential Russians' data-article-id='2854'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='12729'>Russian President Vladimir Putin has criticized the United States for releasing a list of over 200 people with close ties to the Russian government.</span> <span data-start-time='12729' data-end-time='23750'>Putin described the release as a hostile and stupid move led by opponents of U.S. President Donald Trump.</span> <span data-start-time='23750' data-end-time='33813'>The U.S. Treasury Department published the list on Monday as required under a law approved by Congress.</span> <span data-start-time='33813' data-end-time='44542'>Lawmakers who voted for the measure wanted to punish Russia for interfering in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.</span> <span data-start-time='44542' data-end-time='55917'>Some Russians worried that the publication of the list would lead to additional U.S. actions or restrictions from the global financial system.</span> <span data-start-time='55917' data-end-time='61750'>But the publication does not include any new sanctions.</span> <span data-start-time='61750' data-end-time='72104'>In a written statement, a State Department official said just the threat of sanctions had already affected Russian companies.</span> <span data-start-time='72104' data-end-time='84750'>She said that U.S. officials estimate other countries have cancelled plans to buy several billion dollars’ worth of products from Russia’s defense industry.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/putin_criticizes_us.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=10065 data-hint-location='55917' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/what_does_sanction_mean.m4a'>What does sanction mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='punish'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/treat.m4a'><span>treat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/punish.m4a'><span>punish</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/threat.m4a'><span>threat</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/reward.m4a'><span>reward</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=10066 data-hint-location='23750' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/who_published_the_list.m4a'>Who published the list?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='treasury department'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/russian_government.m4a'><span>Russian government</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/treasury_department.m4a'><span>treasury department</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/president_trump.m4a'><span>President Trump</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/congress.m4a'><span>congress</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10067 data-hint-location='12729' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/the_release_was_described_as__blank_.m4a'>The release was described as <span class='blank'>hostile and stupid</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='hostile and stupid'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/punish_for_interference.m4a'><span>punish for interference</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/billions_of_dollars.m4a'><span>billions of dollars</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/threat_of_sanctions.m4a'><span>threat of sanctions</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/hostile_and_stupid.m4a'><span>hostile and stupid</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
Sound Name: https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2338/putin_criticizes_us.m4a
Preview
