U.S. blocks gold imports from Russia in latest round of sanctions targeting ‘Putin’s brutal war’

The Treasury Department on Tuesday announced that the U.S. and a handful of key economic allies will prohibit imports of Russian gold, Moscow’s largest export outside of the energy sector.

The expanded sanctions represent the latest effort by the U.S. and its Group of Seven partners to target Russian President Vladimir Putin and alienate the country’s economy from international commerce and payments systems.

The United Kingdom, Canada, and…