Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska sues US over sanctioning his firms in Moscow's meddling

Russian tycoon Oleg Deripaska sued the United States on Friday, alleging that it had overstepped its legal bounds in sanctioning his companies and made him the "latest victim" in the ongoing U.S. probe into Moscow's alleged political interference.

In a legal filing, Deripaska asked the U.S. District Court in Washington to block the U.S. Treasury Department from using the "devastating power" of such economic sanctions that he said were inconsistent with U.S. Constitution. 

(With inputs from agencies.)