U.S. urge other countries to curtail ties with Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors

The Trump administration will continue to vigorously implement CAATSA and urge all countries to curtail relationships with Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors, State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a press statement.

She noted that both Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors are "linked to malign activities worldwide."

CAATSA, or the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, was passed in 2017 as a tool that gives the Trump administration more ways to target Russia, Iran and North Korea with economic and political sanctions.