The US sanctioned 69 more people in Russia, having big banks, virtual currencies

Headquarters of the US Department of Treasury in Washington, D.C. – Photo: REUTERS

According to Reuters news agency, The US Treasury Department said These new sanctions target a number of individuals, including the head of the Central Bank of Russia Kseniya Yudayeva and Mikhail Zadornov – the head of the Otkritie FC bank.

A representative of the US Treasury Department confirmed that it “can and will target” any person or organization that supports Russia in a “special military operation” in Ukraine.

The Russian Embassy in the US has not yet responded to the above information.

The latest US move has targeted Russia’s cryptocurrency mining industry, which is said to be the third largest in the world. The US has imposed sanctions on the parent company of Moscow-based cryptocurrency mining company BitRiver and its 10 other subsidiaries.

The US Treasury Department also introduced sanctions against the Russian commercial bank Transkapitalbank. The US side said that the representatives of these banks are in Asia, including in China and the Middle East, and have proposed options to help Russia evade international sanctions.

Transkapitalbank’s subsidiary Investtradebank is also on the new sanctions list.

The United States also freezes any assets in the United States of individuals on the sanctions list, and prohibits Americans from trading with them.

However, Washington still issued two licenses related to Transkapitalbank in parallel with the sanctions. Specifically, the US allows parties to close transactions with this bank on May 20 and certain transactions to or originating in Afghanistan on October 20, “to support efforts to resolve the issue.” humanitarian crisis.”

In addition, the US imposed additional sanctions on Russian oligarch Konstantin Malofeyev. The United States has long accused Malofeyev of being one of the main sources of Russian financing for Crimea.

Previously, the US and its allies had imposed several rounds of sanctions against Moscow, including some targeting Russia’s biggest banks and President Vladimir Putin himself.

Earlier this month, the US Treasury Department announced sanctions against one of the world’s largest diamond miners, Russian state-owned Alrosa.

The US State Department also blacklisted the Russian state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation and its subsidiaries.

In addition, US authorities have implemented “comprehensive blockade” measures on Russia’s largest public and private financial institutions, including Sberbank and Alfa Bank, and announced a ban on all payments. new US investment in Russia.