USA imposed this Friday a new battery of sanctions for the war in Ukraine which affects some 300 entities, people, ships and planes that are collaborating with Russia in its offensive.
The Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, explained in a statement that the new vetoes, decided within the framework of the G7 summit in Hiroshima (Japan), cover the energy, defensive, mining or technological sectors and people who are helping Russia to increase its production and energy capacity.
In coordination with the @G7, Australia, and other partners, the United States is imposing new sanctions on Russia. These sanctions will increase pressure on Russia and degrade Russia’s military, its economy, and its ability to fuel its illegal aggression against Ukraine.
—Secretary Antony Blinken (@SecBlinken) May 19, 2023
The Department of State, according to a report by efestressed that it seeks to further disrupt Russia’s ability to obtain inputs for its war, reduce dependence on Russian energy, “squeeze” Russia’s access to the international financial system and keep its sovereign assets immobilized.
The sanctions, taken in coordination with the G7, Australia and other partners, target companies complicit in those actions and include companies such as the Federal State Unitary Enterprise Hydrographic Company, a subsidiary of Russia’s state nuclear company Rosatom.
The consultancies Akvamarin and Preobrazovatel Mash, the China-based firms Beijing Lucheng Weiye Technology Development and Beijing Xinghua Hengcheng Technology Development, and other companies based in Macao, Hong Kong, Canada, or Iran are included in this new international package.
The United States has also targeted individuals such as the CEO of the consulting firm Polyus, Aleksei Aleksandrovich Vostokov, and its Senior Vice President of Operations, Vladimir Anatolevich Polin; as well as the businessman Igor Albertovich Kesaev, who has invested in the Russian arms industry.
Likewise, it has taken new steps to dismantle the operational network and logistics of the Wagner mercenary group, such as the airline 224th Flight Unit State Airlines, which has transported members of that group and their equipment to countries where it is known to operate. .
The United States and Europe tighten sanctions on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine
According to efeto the 200 sanctions reported by the State Department are added others announced by the Treasury Department against another 104 companies and 22 people, located in more than 20 countries or jurisdictions.
Among them, firms in India (Mavasal Impex or Innoedge Cloudserve), in Liechtenstein (Trade Initiative Establishment) and in the Netherlands (Pro Rata Solutions or Delta Technical and Scientific Instruments).
The United States has also prohibited the export, re-export, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United States or by United States citizens, wherever located, of architectural or engineering services to any person located in Russia.
“These sanctions will increase the pressure on Russia and degrade the Russian military, its economy, and its ability to fuel its illegal aggression against Ukraine,” Blinken added on Twitter.
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— MOFA of Japan (@MofaJapan_en) May 19, 2023
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stressed for her part that although collective efforts have already deprived Russia of key material to equip its Army, this Friday’s actions will limit “even more” the ability of Russian President Vladimir Putin, to carry out his “savage invasion”.
As a consequence of these sanctions, all the properties and assets that those involved may have in the US are frozen and US citizens and companies are prohibited from having transactions with them, the Spanish agency culminated in its report.
