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This bill would direct the President to levy all available sanctions on any person under U.S. jurisdiction who knowingly provides material support or resources to the Donbass People’s Militia or its affiliates.

The Secretary of State and the Secretary of Homeland Security would be prohibited from issuing a visa to, or approving entry into the U.S. of any member or representative of the Donbass People’s Militia or its associated groups.

Any U.S. financial institution that knowingly controls funds connected to the Donbass People’s Militia or its affiliates would be directed to retain possession the money and report it the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury.

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Designating a Pro-Russian, Ukrainian Separatist Militia as a Terrorist Organization