E.O. 14024”) on April 15, 2021, expanding sanctions against Russia. E.O. 14024 authorizes, for the first time, U.S. sanctions against Russian technology companies and, through Directive 1 thereunder, expands prohibitions on dealings relating to Russian sovereign debt. On the same day, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“
OFAC”) added numerous individuals and entities to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (the “
SDN List”) pursuant to Russia sanctions authorities.
E.O. 14024
E.O. 14024 establishes broad authority for additional sanctions targeting Russia. It authorizes blocking sanctions against a wide range of individuals and entities, including, most notably, persons determined to:
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Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) sanctioned various individuals and entities connected to Russia’s technology sector and also expanded sanctions against dealings in Russian sovereign debt. In addition to these immediate actions, President Biden also issued a new Executive Order which will significantly expand OFAC’s authority to impose future sanctions against Russia.
Background
The White House published a Fact Sheet which explains the recent sanctions actions were a response to Russian election interference and cyber-attacks directed at the United States. A month prior to these sanctions actions, the U.S. National Intelligence Council issued its Foreign Threats to the 2020 U.S. Federal Elections report, which officially concluded that a range of Russian government organizations had attempted to influence the 2020 U.S. presidential election by promoting “misle
The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Pakistan-based company and six individuals for acting on behalf of the Russian network that attempted to meddle in the 2020 United States presidential election. The sanctions were imposed on Second Eye Solution , and six Pakistani nationals, along with 32 Russian entities and individuals, who attempted to influence the presidential polls on the behest of the Russian government, The News International reported. Pakistan-based Second Eye Solution (SES), also known as Forwarderz, is an organisation that specializes in creating and selling fraudulent identities and has assisted the IRA in concealing its identity to evade sanctions, according to the treasury department. The Internet Research Agency (IRA) here is a Russian troll farm that Office of Foreign Assets Control, (OFAC) previously designated for interfering in the 2016 presidential election.
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US sanctions Pak company, six nationals working as Russian proxy ANI | Updated: Apr 17, 2021 02:20 IST
Washington DC [US], April 17 (ANI): The US Treasury Department on Thursday imposed sanctions on a Pakistan-based company and six individuals for acting on behalf of the Russian network that attempted to meddle in the 2020 United States presidential election.
The sanctions were imposed on Second Eye Solution , and six Pakistani nationals, along with 32 Russian entities and individuals, who attempted to influence the presidential polls on the behest of the Russian government, The News International reported.
Pakistan-based Second Eye Solution (SES), also known as Forwarderz, is an organisation that specializes in creating and selling fraudulent identities and has assisted the IRA in concealing its identity to evade sanctions, according to the treasury department. The Internet Research Agency (IRA) here is a Russian troll farm that Office of