--Two U.S. members of Congress have sent a letter asking the Trump administration to investigate Russian billionaire Vladimir Yevtushenkov and his companies, Sistema JSFC (AFKS.MZ) and Mobile Telesystems (MTSS.MZ), and consider hitting them with sanctions, reports Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

--The letter by Republican Representatives Ileana Ros-Lehtinen and Mark Walker, which was originally sent in May, cites the involvement of Sistema in projects in Crimea, says Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

--In Moscow, shares in Sistema were last down 10%, while shares in Mobile TeleSystems trade down 4.2%

 

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