The US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against Expobank, gold mining company Highland Gold and its owner Vladislav Sviblov, as well as a number of industrial enterprises. writes about this RBC.
Expobank’s press service told RBC that Washington’s decision will not affect the work of the credit institution in any way. It was noted that all cards issued by Expobank, including Visa and Mastercard cards whose validity has been extended until the end of 2030, continue to be valid in Russia.
US sanctions also included the automobile battery manufacturer Aktek (battery factories named AKOM). Ignatiev and Elektroistochnik, Gidroagregat, Irkutskkabel, Selmash machine tool plant, Dubna switching equipment plant, Perm powder plant, Bryansk chemical plant, Novosibirsk cartridge plant and other companies.
The ships Arkady Chernyshev, Kapitan Yakubovich and Maria were also included in the US sanctions list.
23 of these people were included in the US sanctions list.
Formerly American publication Politico WroteAnti-Russian sanctions on dual-use goods actually did not work: the Russian Federation restored imports of electronic components to the 2022 level.
On December 11, it was reported that the British government would create it. new buildingThe organization that monitors private companies’ compliance with the sanctions regime against Russia.
Previously USA extended List of sanctions against the Russian Federation.