The U.S. Treasury Department expanded sanctions, targeting seven Russian individuals and one legal entity that have ties to activities affecting Moldova. The department described these figures as participants in a malicious influence operation in Moldova and as associates of Russian intelligence services.
Additionally, the United States extended measures against the Russian Federation by placing new restraints on the named individuals and the Kaluga ceramics workshop, Perko Julleuchter.
The sanctions list includes Svetlana Boyko, Vasily Gromovikov, Gleb Khloponin, Alexei Losev, Anna Travnikova, Yuri Makolov, and Konstantin Sapozhnikov, all of whom were singled out for restraint. The Kaluga-based Perko Julleuchter workshop was also subjected to restrictions as part of the same action.
Earlier in the year, a separate move from the U.S. government involved export controls announced by the Department of Commerce. The measures target more than 1,200 products, covering goods such as paper, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, and construction materials. These restrictions aim to curb access to critical materials and technologies that could support Russian capabilities.
Analysts note that the coordinated set of actions demonstrates a broader strategy to limit Moscow’s influence operations abroad while tightening economic pressure on sectors linked to strategic national interests. Observers expect these steps to influence allied policy discussions and how partner nations implement similar controls in the future, particularly in contexts involving cyber and geopolitical influence campaigns tied to Russia.