The United States announced new sanctions against Russia on the anniversary of the start of the military conflict in Ukraine. Russian governors, TV presenter Olga Skabeeva, Skolkovo and several Russian banks fell under their orders.
In particular, 47 governors of Russian regions, nine ministers, Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, host of Rossiya 1 Olga Skabeeva, acting LPR chief Leonid Pasechnik and Sparta battalion chief Artem Zhoga were sanctioned. reported on the State Department website.
The sanctions also hit the Russian Federal Nuclear Center – the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics named after Academician EI Zababakhin, as well as the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Sanctioned by the US Department of Commerce to hit including Skolkovo Innovation Center and MegaFon.
Ministry of Finance introduced sanctions against the Moscow Credit Bank, Lanta Bank, Metallinvestbank, MTS Bank, SDM Bank, Ural Bank for Reconstruction and Development, as well as Levoberezhny, St. Petersburg, Primorye, Uralsib and Zenit banks. The Finance Ministry list also includes Anna Surovikina, the wife of former commander of the United Group of Forces in Ukraine, Sergei Surovikin.
In addition, export restrictions were imposed on the Federal Military-Technical Cooperation Service of Russia, Ilyushin Aviation Complex, Academician Makeev Rocket Center, Zelenograd Nanotechnology Center, VisionLabs, Advanced Research Foundation, the Soyuz Design Center JSC and the Research and Production Association named after SA Lavochkin.
In addition, under US sanctions since March 10 introduce 200% import duty on aluminum and aluminum products from Russia.
As well as writing Bloomberg, US authorities are also taking legal action to secure the confiscation of six US properties from Russian businessman Vekselberg for $75 million.
On February 24, the United Kingdom also announced new sanctions against Russian legal and natural persons. In particular, heads of Rosatom, Rostec defense enterprises, representatives of Aeroflot and Gazprom, head of the Ministry of Digital Development Maksut Shadayev, Deputy Mayor of Moscow Maxim Liksutov, former Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov, considered a friend of President Vladimir Putin fell under the sanctions of London “Nord Stream -2” Matthias Warnig and the mother of gymnast Alina Kabaeva Lyubov Kabaeva.
