MADRID Jan. 16 () –
The United States Government announced this Wednesday a new round of sanctions against Russia, which includes the Zaporizhia nuclear plant, controlled by Russian troops, in a measure taken in the last days of Joe Biden as president and, therefore, before Donald Trump returns to the White House.
“Today’s actions frustrate the Kremlin’s ability to circumvent our sanctions and gain access to the goods it needs to build weapons for its war of choice in Ukraine. Today’s expansion of mandatory secondary sanctions will reduce Russia’s access to revenues and assets,” said Treasury Undersecretary Wally Adeyemo.
The US Treasury and State Departments have imposed sanctions against more than 200 individuals and entities in total, including some based in China, alleging that these measures respond to “Russian attempts to evade US sanctions” and are “aimed at reduce Russia’s oil and natural gas revenues.
In particular, the Treasury has designated more than 150 individuals and entities (and identified 183 vessels as blocked property), although a hundred of them were already under sanctions. Meanwhile, the State Department has sanctioned almost 80 people and entities in the Russian energy sector, “the main source of income that fuels Russia’s war against Ukraine.”
In fact, Washington has appointed the board of directors of the Russian nuclear company Rosatom, including its CEO, Alexei Likhachev, since its members “have publicly stated” that their companies “are developing weapons systems, including for use” in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
It has also targeted companies involved in the production and active export of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and two Russian LNG export terminals, as well as entities involved in the mining and metallurgical industry, among others.
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