In a press release, the US Treasury Department said it was also targeting “companies operating in the Russian virtual currency industry, which is reported to be the third largest in the world”, noting that this is the first time , when it has “designated a company to extract virtual currency”.
In addition, the State Department imposes a number of visa restrictions, prosecuting 635 Russian citizens, “who are involved in suppressing dissent in Russia and abroad, who have participated in activities that threaten the territorial integrity of Ukraine and who have been involved in human rights violations.” in prisons and places of unofficial detention in the Russian-controlled regions of the Donbas region of Ukraine, “three Russian officials” for involvement in gross human rights violations “and” 17 people responsible for undermining democracy in Belarus, “according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. finance.
Earlier, the United States sanctioned Malofeev in December 2014 for funding “separatist activities in eastern Ukraine” and for his close ties to “Alexander Borodai, Igor Girkin (also known as Igot Strelkov) and the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic, which had previously been sanctioned as specially designated citizens (SDN) “, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance at the time.
Earlier this month, the US Department of Justice uncovered its first criminal charge since the start of Russia’s war in Ukraine against Malofeev, accusing him of trying to evade sanctions.
Malofeev was again sanctioned by the United States on Wednesday “for acting or intended to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly,” the Russian government. The finance ministry has also sanctioned members of “Malofeev’s vast global network of clippings and impersonators to try to evade sanctions and engage in malicious activities”, including those involved in pro-Kremlin propaganda. The sanctioned include legal entities in Russia, Moldova, Singapore and a number of Russian individuals, including Malofeev’s son.
The Ministry of Finance is also prosecuting Transcapitalbank Public Joint Stock Company (TKB) for being “at the heart of the avoidance of sanctions” and its subsidiary, as well as companies in the Russian virtual currency industry.
“The United States is committed to ensuring that no asset, no matter how complex, becomes a mechanism for the Putin regime to offset the impact of sanctions,” the statement said Wednesday.
This story has been broken and will be updated.
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