The United States has imposed new sanctions on a network of individuals and companies based in Russia. These sanctions aim to cut off support for the Houthi rebel group in Yemen, which has been attacking ships in the Red Sea.

The U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday sanctioned an alleged network of Houthi financial and procurement operatives it said has procured tens of millions of dollars worth of weapons and other goods from Russia.

The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on Russia-based people and entities working to help procure weapons and commodities - including stolen Ukrainian grain - for Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis,