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Russia Expert Melia Points To 'Evidence That Sanctions Are Working'

4 Sep 2026, 02:31 GMT By Alex Raufoglu
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Thomas Melia, a former senior State Department official and a leader of the Free Russian Foundation NGO, told RFE/RL that US sanctions are causing real harm to the Russian economy, and that the sanctions bill currently being debated in Congress is not necessary to continue pressuring Moscow.