additional 40 individuals and entities. and they re putting visa restrictions on more than 600 russian nationals. and also interestingly i will note they are putting sanctions on the virtual currency mining industry. certain companies in that industry. which the administration says is a first for the u.s., to go after this virtual currency mining industry. but that they are accusing this industry of helping russia essentially continue to profit and monetize from their natural resources and their exports. so as you mentioned, garrett, this broader effort now that so many sanctions are in place to try and go after those places where businesses and entities are trying to evade those. yeah, i find the crypto part of this fascinating. a whole new world when it comes to sanctions and ways countries try to get around them. shannon, the president s also meeting with some top military officials in the next hour. this is the white house is getting ready, we have reported, to announce this othe
round of sanctions on russia. who are they targeting this time? reporter: yeah. it includes a major commercial bank in russia. also, 40 plus individuals and entities that are close to prominent russian oligarch named constantine. and the reason they re being targeted including acting on behalf of the russian government, evading sanctions, and spreading pro kremlin propaganda, there are also companies that are being targeted that are in russia s virtual currency mining industry. so that s something new that we haven t heard before. this also comes as the state department is announcing a new round of visa restrictions on hundred of russian nationals. these are people that they have determined have worked in support of war or have committed human rights violations. so obviously, this is the other end of the spectrum. we are seeing equipment and