The Treasury list, copied uncritically from a Forbes Russia list, shows the Trump administration isn't serious about sanctions.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-30/the-u-s-list-of-russian-oligarchs-is-a-disgrace
His tax cuts and pure willpower can't bring back manufacturing jobs.
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-30/trump-still-dreams-of-a-1950s-era-economy
The list of 96 Russian Oligarchs published by the Treasury Department on Monday comes from Forbes and other sources, the department says. In a puzzling move, the Treasury Department chose to define “oligarchs” as any Russian with a fortune of $1 billion or more – regardless of the fortune’s origins.
Moscow's military is back--sort of.
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/russias-military-used-215-new-weapons-systems-syria-24283
https://theins.ru/perevody/89772
http://www.bbc.com/russian/features-42880403
https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/29007903.html
https://www.radiosvoboda.org/a/29008094.html