If the interest you paid on your mortgage is larger than your standard tax deduction, you definitely benefit by itemizing -- and all the rest of your deductible expenses (including real estate taxes, state and local income taxes, and charitable donations) are frosting on the cake.
Sanctions were approved by the United States, the European Union (EU) and other countries and international organisations. Russia has responded with sanctions against a number of countries, including a total ban on food imports from the EU, United States, Norway, Canada and Australia.
On July 16, 2014, OFAC created a new Sectoral Sanctions Identifications (SSI) List pursuant to Executive Order 13662, which had authorized sanctions against certain sectors of the Russian economy, including the financial services, energy, mining, and defense and related materiel sectors.