Washington (CNN) The Trump administration announced additional sanctions against Russia Thursday over its ongoing occupation of Crimea and its interference in eastern Ukraine.

The Wednesday announcement comes in the lead-up to a high level meeting in Paris where President Donald Trump could cross paths with Russia President Vladimir Putin. And it comes a day after Trump appeared to blame his predecessor for Russia's 2014 invasion of Crimea. "It was President Obama that allowed it to happen," Trump insisted.

Trump is also slated to meet with Putin at a meeting of G20 countries in Argentina that commences on November 30.

The Treasury Department announced sanctions against two individuals and one entity for "serious human rights abuses" and sanctions on another eight entities and one individual responsible for advancing Russian interests in Crimea.

One of these eight entities is also being designated for being owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, Bank Rossiya and Yuri Valentinovich Kovalchuk, who was previously sanctioned.

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