The US Treasury Department threatened Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) with sanctions for continuing to do business in Russia. The portal reports this EU observer.
“The US Treasury Department warned Austria’s Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) that it risks ‘being disconnected from the US financial system’ if it helps finance the Russian military,” the report said. The statement was included.
It was noted that US Treasury Department representative Anna Morris discussed this issue with Austrian government officials and the RBI management in Vienna this week.
Raiffeisen Bank told EUobserver that it does not comment publicly on discussions with government officials as a matter of principle.
Previously, Washington regularly faces He encountered serious resistance from Austrian politicians who sided with Raiffeisen Bank. In short, Austria supports Ukraine, but as various sources explained to the agency, Vienna does not want to completely break long-term ties with Moscow.
Raiffeisenbank is a subsidiary of Raiffeisen Bank International AG and has been operating in Russia since 1996.
previously Ukraine excluded The RBI was removed from the list of “war sponsors” in exchange for Austria agreeing to new anti-Russian sanctions.