Image copyright RIA Novosti On Tuesday, the US Department of Justice published on its website an expanded list of Russian companies on which sanctions are imposed in connection with the conflict in the east of Ukraine.
The list of sanctions is composed of two parts: the first (SDN List, supplemented by 34 positions) includes individuals and entities whose assets are to be frozen in the United States and who can not do business with the United States. In the second part of the listed companies that fall under the less stringent sectoral sanctions: they are prohibited, in particular, take out loans and to place securities in the United States, as well as to receive from American companies any technology and services.
The sanctions lists were In particular, Bank VTB 24, Sberbank’s subsidiaries in Ukraine and Switzerland, the development company “Gals Development”, as well as the payment system “Yandex” (75% of the company owned by the Savings Bank). In the “black list” were companies and banks active in Russia annexed the Crimea, as well as related persons involved with the existing list.
Among the individuals, sanctioned – the representatives of the self-proclaimed republic in eastern Ukraine, as well as a number of Russian and Ukrainian citizens, including – employees of Russian companies, “Izhmash”, concern “Kalashnikov” and others .
“It is critically important to Russia to take the necessary steps to implement their obligations under the Minsk Agreement” – provided in a press release the Ministry of Justice statement by the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control US (OFAC) John Smith.
The main list
Individuals: “Minister of Justice” LC Sergei Koziakov representative LC at Minsk talks in the framework of the contact group on the Donbas Vladislav Dana, “the Prime Minister” LC Sergey Tsyplakov and his deputy, Vasily Nikitin, “Foreign Minister” DNI Alexander Kofman, a representative of the DNI in Russia Andrey Rodkin, Manager of International Relations of the Izhevsk Mechanical Plant Tatyana Chernykh, Deputy Director General for trade relations IMZ and concern “Kalashnikov” Edward Joffe, director of business development in the Middle East concern “Kalashnikov” Vakhtang Karamyan, a Swedish lawyer Sven Olsson, former Interior Minister Vitaliy Zakharchenko and former Education Minister Dmytro Tabachnyk.
Crimean company: Yalta film studio, Azov distillery, wineries “New World”, “Massandra” and “Magarach”, the company air “Universal Avia”, Sevastopol Marine Bank, Genbank, the sanatorium “Oreanda” group “Transservice”, “Upper Volga Bank”.
Company related to the current defendants in the list: Krayinvestbank, Inresbank, Mosoblbank, company “Tekhnopromexport”, “Volgogradneftemash”, “Avia Group Terminal “.
Offshore companies: Lerma Trading (Panama), International Petroleum Products (Virgin Islands), Maples (Lyuksemberg), White Seal (Cyprus), Fentex Properties (Virgin Islands ).
Sectoral sanctions
Subsidiaries Sberbank: “daughter” Savings Bank in Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Switzerland , company “Sberbank Capital”, Sberbank Europe, “Sberbank of Finance”, “Savings-insurance”, Sberbank Investments, “Sberbank Leasing” payment system “Yandex, etc.
Subsidiaries of VTB: “daughter” VTB in Kazakhstan, Armenia, Austria, Belarus, and Ukraine, VTB-24, “VTB Insurance”, “VTB-Leasing”, etc.
Subsidiaries “Rostec”: Moscow Engineering Pilot Plant, NPO “Optics”, “PT Security,” “RT-building technologies”, “PT Auto,” “RT-Biotechprom “” RT-Chemical Technologies “, Novosibirsk factory of Semiconductor Devices, Joint Stock Company” Schwabe “, etc.
Reaction officials
Immediately after publication on the website of the US Justice Department press secretary of the US Embassy in Moscow William Stevens wrote in his “Twitter” that the decision to expand the list of Russian individuals and entities against whom the sanctions imposed, not a tightening of sanctions.
“We do not believe today’s action escalation. This is a routine step, designed to enhance the effectiveness of existing measures, – he said. – No revision sanctions can dull with time. This clarification of the sanctions is a normal process “.
However, Moscow did not accept this explanation.
” We state that the essence of the old US policy. This is an attempt to give Russia unsuitable methods of further pressure. To anything of what awaits Washington, these efforts do not lead “, – told Interfax Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov , stressing that Moscow rejects the attempts to present a new package of sanctions as an extension and refinement of the existing regime ..
A spokesman for Russian President Dmitry Peskov spoke in a similar vein, saying that Moscow sees US actions “illogical and unfriendly.” “This is a continuation of the line, which has a devastating effect for bilateral relations, “- said Peskov.
And in the Kremlin and the Foreign Ministry announced its intention to prepare a response to the expansion of the sanctions list. The State Duma has proposed to impose sanctions against companies Coca-Cola, Visa and MasterCard.
The reaction of the defendants in the list
VTB: “It is only to clarify the list of entities subject to sanctions. VTB 24 is now de jure, can not borrow in the US market, which it previously did not. For clients of the bank it will not affect “.
VTB 24: ” First, the sanctions relate exclusively to the involvement of public funds by the Russian banks abroad. The business model of VTB 24 is determined by an independent funding and the versatility of the product line. VTB 24 raises funds solely on the Russian market. Secondly, all the accounts of our customers are located in Russia, there are no restrictions on them can not be applied. The same goes for plastic cards: no restrictions on their use either in Russia or abroad are not glands will not be “.
” Rostec “: ” We thoroughly analyze the situation and assessing the impact of sanctions. Later be able to assess “.
” Yandex “: ” sanctions prohibit themselves to attract different types of financing from the United States, such as loans and bond issues – “Yandex. Money “these activities do not lead”.
SMP Bank: “We initially proceeded from the fact that Mosoblbank as our subsidiary, is listed as OFAC, but all restrictions actually acted before. Mosoblbank works only on the territory of Russia, no assets abroad are not allowed, so the bank’s activities including the sanctions list have absolutely no impact “.
The representative of the LC Gennady Tsypkalov: ” None I nor Vladislav Dana nor Vladislav Karjakin nor Vasily Nikitin has never had accounts in the United States. It is enough of its territory to the United States, we are not going to. Therefore, these sanctions will have no impact on our work “.
The Minister of Culture of Crimea Arina Novoselskaya (on sanctions against the Yalta film studio):” What we are financing the US film studio? I, frankly, not interested at all in what the US sanctions list got Yalta film studio. I do not expect from them any help. We have a development plan for the studio … And those creative people who are above politics, it does not pay any attention to that nonsense and will not pay more “.
Director of” Massandra “Yanina Pavlenko: “Adding” Massandra “in the sanctions list of the United States have absolutely no impact on the activities of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise. “Massandra”, in spite of all sanctions, increasing the volume of production and sales. Before “Massandra” open a huge Russian market. And give us the god of forces and capabilities to drink Russian citizens with high-quality wines produced from grapes grown in the Crimea “.
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