The USA introduced new sanctions against Russian banks
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Thu, 21 Nov 2024 22:11:00 +0200
The USA adopted new sanctions against the banking sector of the RussiaIn particular, Gazprombank and its six foreign subsidiaries were sanctioned.
The US Treasury noted that this bank is a channel through which Russia purchases military equipment to wage war against Ukraine.
The Russian government also uses Gazprombank to pay its soldiers, including combat bonuses, as well as to pay compensation to the families of Russian soldiers who died in the brutal war against Ukraine.
In addition to Gazprombank , the following were also subject to sanctionsBKS Bank,DOM.
RF,Brotherly Peoples Bank,Bank Kremlivskyi,Bank Tsentrokredit and a number of other credit organizations.Among the natural persons sanctioned were the first deputy heads of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Volodymyr Chistyuhin and Dmytro Tulin, and the head of the National Payment System Department of the Central Bank, Alla Bakina.Todays sanctions, which target Russias largest unsanctioned bank, as well as dozens of other financial institutions and officials in Russia, will further weaken the Russian military machine.Gazprombank will fall under US sanctionsThe last of Russias major stateowned banks, Gazprom, which retains access to the SWIFT system and settlements in major world currencies, will be subject to new US sanctions.The administration of US President Joe Biden is considering the possibility of blacklisting Gazprombank GPB, the thirdlargest bank in Russia by assets, which is a hub for gas settlements with Europe.
According to the sources of the media resource, Gazprom will be prohibited from any transactions with American banks.
A decision on sanctions will be made by the end of November the United States has informed its G7 partners about it, the publications sources, including highranking European officials, said.
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