US lifts Russia sanctions for some electronics exports

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration is revising some recent U.S. sanctions that prevented American companies from exporting some electronic equipment to Russia.The Treasury Department says U.S. companies can apply to Russia's Federal Security Service to sell encrypted electronic devices.That contact was barred under penalties the Obama administration imposed after U.S. intelligence agencies concluded that Russia meddled in the U.S. presidential election.Officials say several U.S. businesses an