Today, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, continued to forcefully respond to Russia’s unjustified, unprovoked, and premediated invasion of Ukraine by imposing sanctions on President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sergei Lavrov, as well as other members of Russia’s Security Council. This builds on other sweeping actions that the United States and partners took earlier this week targeting the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system, including sanctions against Russia’s largest financial institutions, restricting the ability of the ... (full story)

The following individuals have been added to OFAC's SDN List: GERASIMOV, Valery, Russia; DOB 08 Sep 1955; POB Kazan, Russia; nationality Russia; Gender Male (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024]. LAVROV, Sergei Viktorovich (Cyrillic: ЛАВРОВ, Сергей Викторович) (a.k.a. LAVROV, Sergey), Russia; DOB 21 Mar 1950; POB Moscow, Russia; nationality Russia; Gender Male; Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024]. PUTIN, Vladimir Vladimirovich (Cyrillic: ПУТИН, Владимир Владимирович) (a.k.a. PUTIN, Vladimir (Cyrillic: ПУТИН, Владимир)), Kremlin, Moscow, Russia; Novo-Ogaryevo, Moscow ... (full story)