On Tuesday, the US Treasury issued new sanctions list of individuals and organizations from Russia and Ukraine. The US Embassy in Moscow assured that not expanded and refined the previous list.
«This is a normal process, as legal persons are finding ways around the limitations and try to get out of hand sanctions.
In order to increase the efficiency of our (security) measures, we occasionally need to specify the (sanctions) list to maintain the effectiveness of these measures “- quoted by RIA” Novosti “press attaché of the American Embassy Moscow William Stevens.
According to him, the United States made in the list of a number of individuals and entities that have already been listed in the sanctions list of the EU.
The Kremlin is refinement found unfriendly.
«In fact, a continuation of the contrary to logic and hostile line against Russia, “- said a spokesman for the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov.
According to him, Moscow will review the decision of the United States regarding the anti-Russian sanctions and develop a response, without specifying however, what measures and in what period of time will be taken.
«Here, of course, we can only express regret at the fact that contrary to common sense, contrary to the need for cooperation, enhancing cooperation, etc. Unfortunately, Washington chooses just such a line, in sharp contrast to the needs of the time “- said Peskov.
The updated list of the United States has got several banking and financial institutions. In particular, VTB24, Bank VTB Africa, «Daughter” VTB Kazakhstan. The press service of VTB, “Gazeta.ru” reported that it is only to clarify the list of entities subject to sanctions.
«VTB24 is now de jure, can not borrow in the US market, which it has previously not I did. For clients of the bank it will not affect “, – explained in the main state bank.
Bank supplemented the list of” daughter “Savings Bank in Belarus, Ukraine and JSC” Sberbank. Automated Trading System “,” Non-State Pension Fund of the Savings Bank. ” At the time of delivery notes from Sberbank comment could not be obtained.
Also, the list has got company “Yandex”. As explained “Gazeta.ru” sanctions prohibit activities to attract different types of financing from the United States, such as loans and issue bonds, but “Yandex” this activity is not.
Among other banking and financial institutions – Genbank, Inresbank, Sevastopol Marine Bank, CB “Upper Volga” Krayinvestbank, Mosoblbank.
In this Mosoblbank (as well as the company “Volgogradneftemash”) – are assets Rotenberg brothers. JSC “Volgogradneftemash” – the largest Russian producer of technological equipment for gas, oil and petrochemical industries. Combines Volgograd plant of oil engineering and Kotelnikovsky Valve Plant. Previously, “Volgogradneftemash” was a subsidiary of “Gazprom”, but since 2008 a part of the group of companies SGM. The parent organization of the group is “SGM” Arkady Rotenberg.
The representative of Arkady and Boris Rotenberg Andrey Baturin has refrained from commenting on the extension of US sanctions against companies business reports RNS.
In addition, a new list of business was associated with Gennady Timchenko. It is a business terminal in Sheremetyevo. The company is part of the “Avia Group”, which in March 2014, came under US sanctions. “Air Group”, in turn, until the spring of last year was part of the Volga Group – the company that manages the assets Gennady Timchenko. Then it was reported that the company sold its aviation assets in Russia. The buyer was not disclosed. In “Air Group” declined to comment.
The black list of a number of companies based in the Crimea, namely the “Yalta film studio” sanatorium “Oreanda” state wine Concern “Massandra”, Plant of sparkling wines “New World”, agricultural company “Magarach».
«They do not leave alone the Crimean wineries, probably because we do wines of the highest quality, they do not need the competition. Another explanation for these actions I have no “, – commented RIA” Novosti “new sanctions CEO winery” Massandra “Yanina Pavlenko.
Under the sanctions hit and structure” Rostec “, in particular” Rosoboronexport ” holding “Helicopters of Russia”, the Joint Corporation instrument-holding “technodynamics” Company “Schwabe” and NGO “High-precision systems.” “We are thoroughly analyzing the situation and assess the possible impact of the sanctions. Later be able to evaluate, “- said the” Rostec ».
Under the refined sanctions were also SUE« Universal-Avia », Fentex Properties, LTS Holding (registered in the Virgin Islands), Lerma Trading (registered in Panama ), Maples (registered in Luxembourg), White Seal Holdings Ltd (incorporated in Cyprus), “Volgogradneftemash”, JSC “Tekhnopromexport”, LLC “Transservice” Azov distillery.
got a list of physical persons associated with the Russian defense complex. For example, “Izhmash” and concern “Kalashnikov”. It Acting Head of the Department for External Economic Relations of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant Tatyana Chernykh, Deputy Director General for Commercial Issues of concern “Kalashnikov” Edward Joffe relations manager for the Middle East “Kalashnikov” Vakhtang Karamyan.
Also in the list were the Ukrainian politicians: representative of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People’s Republic in the negotiations with Ukraine Vladislav Deynega, Foreign Minister of the breakaway Donetsk People’s Republic Alexander Kofman, Prime Minister LC Vasily Nikitin, head of the CEC LC Sergei Koziakov, adviser to Prime Minister DNI Andrey Rodkin, deputy head of the People’s Militia DNI Sergey Tsyplakov, former Education and Science Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk, a former Interior Minister Vitaly Zakharchenko.
The sanctions list was also a Swedish lawyer Sven Olsson, who allegedly associated with the company Gunvor Gennady Timchenko, the helper sanctions list.
By adding the black list, the United States show solidarity with Europe, recently extended sanctions against Russia for another six months, says Alexei Makarkin, first vice president of the Center for Political Technologies.
Expansion of the list is motivated by two other factors, the expert believes.
«First of all, a desire to strike the Russian defense industry, which has proved more powerful than the Americans had anticipated. This is evident from the active actions of Russia in Syria, “- said Makarkin.
The second occasion – block bypass channels previously imposed sanctions. “After analyzing how to perform authorization in the United States found that the Russian business, in some cases adapted them to bypass, and decided to add efficiency to include in the list of subsidiaries of Russian companies,” – said the expert.
This is the purpose of being implemented using the refinement of the list of individuals of “inner circle” of the Russian president and those who play on the side of Russia’s conflict with Ukraine. Some of the new defendants were in the EU sanctions list, but were not included in the list of the United States. Now the gap has been filled.
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