U.S. Treasury Department officials will visit Austria, Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Switzerland in April to consult on issues related to the fight against surviving sanctions against Russia. It has been reported TASSHe’s talking about the US Treasury.
Brian Nelson, the US Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for counterterrorism and financial intelligence, visited Switzerland on April 16-18, Italy on April 19, Austria on April 20-21 and Germany on April 21-22. will visit. Elizabeth Rosenberg, Deputy Undersecretary of the Treasury responsible for combating financial crimes, will visit Kazakhstan on April 23-26 and Kyrgyzstan on April 27-28. Nelson and Rosenberg will “continue the work” of the ministry against circumvention of anti-Russian sanctions.
The ministry claims that the American side will seek to “deprive access to the world’s most important markets” of structures allegedly assisting Russia in conducting a special military operation and supporting the Russian Armed Forces. They noted that the United States had previously sanctioned companies in 20 countries that were allegedly part of the “bypass network” of anti-Russia sanctions.
During their visit, Nelson and Rosenberg will “seek opportunities for closer cooperation, exchange of information and discussion of business trends” and will set priorities in the area of enforcement of sanctions “at all levels of the supply chain”.
Nelson will meet with officials in Austria, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, as well as representatives of companies the US believes have ties to the Russian Federation. Rosenberg in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, along with colleagues from the European Union, the United Kingdom and the United States Department of Commerce, “will meet with government officials and private businesses to promote compliance. [санкций] and dodge resistance [рестрикций] in trade and related financial payments.
Former French newspaper Le Monde WroteWith the help of allies from Asia and Africa, Russia was able to circumvent Western sanctions.