Today, after President Biden issued a new Executive Order, Treasury issued the following Directive under it: OFFICE OF FOREIGN ASSETS CONTROL DIRECTIVE 1 UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER OF APRIL 15, 2021 BLOCKING PROPERTY WITH RESPECT TO SPECIFIED HARMFUL FOREIGN ACTIVITIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Pursuant to sections 1(a)(iv), […]
Holding Russia to Account PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE APRIL 15, 2021 Share Today, we announced actions to hold the Russian Government to account for the SolarWinds intrusion, reports of bounties on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan, and attempts to interfere in the 2020 U.S. elections. We have […]
U.S. Department of Commerce to Expand Restrictions on Exports to Russia in Response to Chemical Weapons Poisoning FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Office of Public Affairs (202) 482-4883 publicaffairs@doc.gov The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will expand export restrictions on Russia pursuant to a […]
U.S. Department of Commerce Adds 14 Parties to the Entity List for Support of Russian Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs and Chemical Weapons Activities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Office of Public Affairs (202) 482-4883 publicaffairs@doc.gov The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is adding […]
Amendments to the Consolidated List 44 individuals and entities have been amended in the Consolidated List of Asset Freeze Targets. This follows an update to the UK Sanctions List. Amendments have been made to entries in the Belarus, Burma, Chemical Weapons, Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Democratic Republic of the Congo, […]
1. The Chemical Weapons (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/618) were made under the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 (the Sanctions Act) and provide for the freezing of funds and economic resources of certain persons, entities or bodies involved in the proliferation and use of chemical weapons. 2. […]
As noted earlier today, Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1480 added the following people: 1. BORTNIKOV, Aleksandr Vasilievich DOB: 15/11/1951. POB: Perm Nationality: Russian Position: Director of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Other Information: Gender: male. Aleksandr Bortnikov is responsible for the activities of the principal security agency […]
Use of chemical weapons in the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny: EU sanctions six individuals and one entity The Council today imposed restrictive measures against six individuals and one entity involved in the assassination attempt on Alexei Navalny, who was poisoned with a toxic nerve agent of the “Novichok” group on 20 August 2020 in […]
UK regulators today implemented the following change: SAID, Said Title: Doctor. DOB: 11/12/1955. a.k.a: (1) SAEED, Doctor., Said (2) SA’ID SA’ID, Doctor., Sa’id Said Position: Member of Institute 3000 (a.k.a. Institute 6000 a.k.a. Institute 5000) of the SSRC Other Information: Gender: male. Member of Institute 3000 (a.k.a. Institute 6000) of […]
EU sanctions regime for chemical weapons renewed for one year The Council today decided to extend the regime allowing the EU to impose restrictive measureson persons and entities involved in the development and use of chemical weapons by one year, until 16 October 2021. The sanctions regime was introduced in 2018 as a follow-up to the […]
