The US strikes a series of sanctions against Russian individuals and companies

“Today’s sanctions are part of the United States administration’s comprehensive response to Russia’s restriction of access to resources, sectors of the economy that are essential to supply and finance,” he said. support the attack on Ukraine”. Press release from the US Department of Treasury.

The latest Russian companies have been added to the list of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) accused of being under the auspices of Moscow’s aviation, electronics and maritime sectors.

Individuals involved in the above sectors have been subject to sanctions since last April. The latest sanctions allow the application of embargo measures against any individual or organization “identified as active or already active in these areas”.

The list of SDNs is managed by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The SDN includes the names of entities, groups, organizations and individuals that are prohibited from conducting financial transactions in USD. All of their US assets are frozen.

Most of the individuals sanctioned are Russian citizens associated with the companies being added to the SDN list. One of the designated units is the Vector Scientific Research Institute, which manufactures communications technology equipment and software, founded more than a century ago and is the oldest radio engineering operating base. of Russia.

The new restrictions also target the Institute of Electronic and Molecular Research – a part of Russia’s largest scientific and technological research group, which focuses on micro and nanoelectronics as well as development and production. Semiconductors.

Serniya is a large technical and equipment manufacturer specializing in the research and development of high-tech Russian industries. At that time, Photon Pro was an aeronautical and engineering company focused on telemetry and digital control system development, telecommunications, data transmission and other areas of electronic research and development. .

The new sanctions list announced by the US Treasury Department also includes Mikron, Russia’s largest chip maker, and the country’s largest producer and exporter of microelectronics.

After Russia carried out a military operation against Ukraine on February 24. The United States and its allies have continuously launched strong sanctions to isolate and cripple the Russian economy.