Home Obama extends possible scope of sanctions to include mining, metals US president Barack Obama signalled in an executive order on Thursday March 20 that metal producers and miners in Russia could face sanctions in the event that the situation in Ukraine escalates further. The US government imposed sanctions on energy and base metals trading firm Gunvor co-founder Gennady Timchenko, alongside a number of other businessmen and politicians in Russia, on March 20. Gunvor... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published March 21, 2014 09:22 GMT London Keywords Ukraine Crimea Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}