The sanctions lists include representatives of business, the Russian military and politicians, as well as their families.
The United States has imposed sanctions against the Russian Federation for annexing Ukrainian territories. This was reported by the US Treasury.
“We will not stand by while Putin deceives us into annexing parts of Ukraine. The Treasury and the US government are taking drastic action today to further weaken Russia’s already damaged military-industrial complex and undermine its ability to launch illegal war,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said.
It was noted that 14 representatives of Russia’s military-industrial complex, including international suppliers, three key leaders of the financial infrastructure, relatives of some officials and 278 members of the State Duma, fell under the punishment
Among them are relatives of the Minister of Defense of Russia Sergei Shoigu, wife and son of the Deputy Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, head of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina and the his deputies, Russian deputy Valentina Tereshkova and others. .
In addition, visa sanctions were introduced against Russian citizen Ochur-Suge Mongush for torturing a Ukrainian prisoner.
The sanctions list also added 57 organizations for violating US export control rules. Among them is the US-Russian company Radioavtomatika, which specializes in procurement for the defense industry, and its leadership in the person of Vladimir Ivanov, Sergey Byzov and Dmitry Galin.
Overall, the US State Department introduced visa restrictions against 910 people, in particular, military personnel from the Russian Federation, Belarus and Russian proxy formations.
Earlier, US President Joe Biden said the United States will never recognize Russia’s claims to Ukraine’s sovereign territory and will impose new sanctions against Moscow if it annexes new Ukrainian territories.
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Source: korrespondent
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