U.S. Sanctions and Other Measures Imposed on Russia in Response to Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons FACT SHEET OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON MARCH 2, 2021 Share CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ACT SANCTIONS Today, the Secretary of State determined that the Government of the Russian Federation has used a chemical weapon […]
Imposing Sanctions on Russia for the Poisoning and Imprisonment of Aleksey Navalny PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE MARCH 2, 2021 Share The United States joins the European Union in condemning and responding to the Russian Federation’s use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian […]
But no OFAC designations yet… Treasury: PRESS RELEASES Treasury Sanctions Key Military Leaders of the Ansarallah Militia in Yemen March 2, 2021 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned two key militants of the Iranian-backed Ansarallah, sometimes referred to as the […]
Accountability for the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 26, 2021 Share In October 2018, the world was horrified by the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a lawful permanent resident of the United States, in the Saudi Arabian Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Individuals […]
Venezuela: head of mission to the EU declared persona non grata On the initiative of the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council today agreed that the head of the Mission of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the European Union be declared persona non […]
Designation of Former Prosecutor General Dobroslav Trnka of the Slovak Republic for Involvement in Significant Corruption PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 25, 2021 Share Today, I am announcing the public designation of former Prosecutor General Dobroslav Trnka of the Slovak Republic due to his involvement in significant […]
The following 2 CAATSA-RUSSIA designations have been updated: FORTUNA (UBDP8) Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 8674156 (vessel) [CAATSA – RUSSIA]. -to- FORTUNA (UBDP8) Russia flag; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 8674156 (vessel) [CAATSA – RUSSIA] [PEESA] (Linked To: KVT-RUS). KVT-RUS (Cyrillic: КВТ-РУС) (a.k.a. KBT-RUS; a.k.a. KVT-RUS, OOO (Cyrillic: ООО, КВТ-РУС); a.k.a. LIMITED […]
Imposing Visa Restrictions on Additional Individuals Undermining Belarusian Democracy PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 18, 2021 Share The United States remains alarmed by the Lukashenka regime’s continuing violent crackdown on peaceful protesters, pro-democracy activists, and journalists. The February 16 raids on human rights organization Vyasna, the […]
Mr. Watchlist wonders why this couldn’t continue to be handled with General Licenses and Statements of Licensing Policy… Revocation of the Terrorist Designations of Ansarallah PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 12, 2021 Share Effective February 16, I am revoking the designations of Ansarallah, sometimes referred to […]
Q1. What export control changes occurred as a result of Sudan’s rescission as a State Sponsor of Terrorism? A1. Consistent with the rescission, Sudan was removed from Country Group E:1 (terrorist supporting countries), and Anti-Terrorism (AT) controls no longer apply to the country. As a general matter, items controlled only […]
