The United States will impose new sanctions on more than 70 entities and individuals in the metallurgical and mining sectors, and another 80, for evading previously imposed punitive measures.
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The United States will impose new sanctions on more than 150 people and entities accused of supporting Russia in the invasion of Ukraine, the US State Department announced this Thursday.
“As part of this Thursday’s action, the United States government is targeting people and entities involved in sanctions evasionbeing complicit in promoting Russia’s ability to wage its war against Ukraine, as well as those responsible for strengthening Russia’s future energy production,” explained US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in a statement.
As part of this new initiative, which follows several other actions over the past year and a half, the State Department is imposing sanctions on more than 70 entities and individuals involved in Russia’s energy production and export capacity, in the metallurgical and mining sectors. Toward 80 other people and organizations They are sanctioned for their activity of evading the punitive measures imposed by the United States with a view to weakening Russia’s war machine, in the face of the invasion of Ukraine.
Blinken explained that the US government includes as a goal a Russian intelligence officer and a Russian-Georgian oligarchwho “have taken advantage of this to influence Georgian society and politics for the benefit of Russia.”
This new sanctions package also includes entities that repair and produce weapons systems for Russia, including the Kalibr cruise missile, which has been used by Russian forces against cities and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine. “At the same time, the Treasury Department is imposing nearly a hundred sanctions on Russia’s elites and industrial base, financial institutions and technology providers, including a Wagner Group employee, for promoting Russia’s malign activities. in the Central African Republic,” the statement added. of North American diplomacy.
This action comes weeks after the Wagner Group helped secure approval of a constitutional referendum on July 30, “which undermined democracy” in the Central African Republic, according to the US State Department.
Source: Observadora
