The sanctions list also included Anatoly Braverman, First Deputy General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, and Gleb Frank, the main owner and chairman of the board of directors of the Russian Fishery Company.
On the OFAC website (a division of the US Department of the Treasury responsible for enforcement in the field of sanctions regimes), a message was published on the application of sanctions measures against Russian enterprises related to the defense industry, 328 State Duma deputies and the head of Sberbank German Gref.
The imposition of sanctions against Gref is explained by the fact that he has been an adviser to Russian President Vladimir Putin since the 1990s, served as Minister of Economic Development and Trade from 2000 to 2007, and, having headed Sberbank, remains a person close to the Russian leadership.
It is worth noting that on February 24, the United States imposed sanctions on correspondent and payment accounts against Sberbank.
In addition to Russian parliamentarians and German Gref, the sanctions list also included Anatoly Braverman, First Deputy General Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund, and Gleb Frank, the main owner and chairman of the board of directors of the Russian Fishery Company. In addition, the sanctions apply to 17 people who are members of the top management or the supervisory board of Sovcombank.
Earlier it was reported that the European Union is preparing to introduce the fifth package of sanctions against Russia in connection with military operations in Ukraine. According to Reuters, among other restrictive measures, the possibility of imposing an embargo on Russian oil is being discussed. The Baltic countries are actively in favor of a ban on the purchase of “black gold” from Russia, Germany is against
