Visa restrictions were introduced for 893 Russian officials, including members of the Federation Council.
The US authorities have significantly expanded the list of sanctions against the aggressor country Russia. The US Treasury’s “black list” includes a number of major Russian businessmen, as well as several companies, according to the department’s website on Tuesday, August 2.
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According to the Finance Ministry’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Alina Kabaeva, a former Russian gymnast described by the media as the mistress of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was punished. He is the head of the board of directors of the National Media Group, a holding company that owns controlling stakes in state-owned media.
Also affected by sanctions were Viktor Rashnikov, Dmitry Pumpyansky, Andrey Melnichenko, Alexander Ponomarenko, Andrey Guryev Sr. and Andrey Guryev Jr.
PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works and several of its affiliated structures, including the Turkish plant MMK, PJSC GTLK and its subsidiaries (including the SPV, which issued the Eurobonds – GTLK Europe Capital DAC) are now under sanctions. , Skolkovo fund.
At the same time, fertilizer producers PhosAgro and EuroChem, as well as Sheremetyevo Airport, are not affected by the blocking sanctions imposed on businessmen associated with them, OFAC said.
The United States also added three Ukrainian collaborators to the sanctions list: Vladimir Saldo, Kirill Stremnousov and Konstantin Ivashchenko.
In addition, the US imposed visa restrictions on 893 Russian officials, including members of the Federation Council. This was announced by the head of the State Department, Anthony Blinken.
“The State Department is taking steps to impose visa restrictions on individuals related to Russia’s actions in Ukraine. 893 Russian officials, such as members of the Federation Council, as well as those military personnel, are subject to restrictions,” Blinken said in a statement.
In addition, as part of these measures, sanctions are imposed on 31 additional foreign civil servants who “supported the alleged annexation of Crimea by Russia, thereby threatening Ukrainian sovereignty or violating it.”
Recall that the White House is studying the possibility of recognizing the Russian Federation as a sponsor of terrorism. This is what White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
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Source: korrespondent
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