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Who are the Russians on US sanctions list? Who are the Russians on US sanctions list?
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Igor SechinIgor Sechin
Rosneft executive chairmanRosneft executive chairman
The most notable name on the list is Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's largest oil company and an ally of Putin's since the early 1990s, when both worked in the St Petersburg mayoral administration. Sechin previously worked as Putin's deputy chief of staff and deputy prime minister and is considered to be a leader of the conservative bloc within the Kremlin.The most notable name on the list is Igor Sechin, the head of Russia's largest oil company and an ally of Putin's since the early 1990s, when both worked in the St Petersburg mayoral administration. Sechin previously worked as Putin's deputy chief of staff and deputy prime minister and is considered to be a leader of the conservative bloc within the Kremlin.
Since taking over Rosneft, he has cultivated contacts with western investors, and the news of his sanction could raise questions about a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Rosneft to develop Arctic oil fields. BP holds a 19.75% stake in Rosneft. A spokesman said the company was "committed to our investment in Rosneft".Since taking over Rosneft, he has cultivated contacts with western investors, and the news of his sanction could raise questions about a joint venture between Exxon Mobil and Rosneft to develop Arctic oil fields. BP holds a 19.75% stake in Rosneft. A spokesman said the company was "committed to our investment in Rosneft".
Vyacheslav VolodinVyacheslav Volodin
First deputy chief of staff of the presidential administrationFirst deputy chief of staff of the presidential administration
Wdely believed to be in charge of the regime's internal political strategy, Volodin, a career bureaucrat, was an MP and high-ranking member of the ruling United Russia party. According to the US Treasury Department statement accompanying the sanctions, "Putin's decision to move into Crimea is believed to have been based on consultations with his closest advisors, including Volodin".Wdely believed to be in charge of the regime's internal political strategy, Volodin, a career bureaucrat, was an MP and high-ranking member of the ruling United Russia party. According to the US Treasury Department statement accompanying the sanctions, "Putin's decision to move into Crimea is believed to have been based on consultations with his closest advisors, including Volodin".
Sergei ChemezovSergei Chemezov
Russian Technologies (Rostec) CEORussian Technologies (Rostec) CEO
Rostec was created in 2007 to consolidate the management of Russian industry and now controls or has stakes in hundreds of companies. Chemezov has reportedly known Putin since the 1980s, when the two met in East Germany. As the US treasury department statement noted, Chemezov and Putin first became friends when they lived in the same apartment complex in East Germany in the 1980s. Chemezov previously worked in the presidential administration and now heads of the tech industry state corporation Rostec, which was was created in 2007 to consolidate the management of Russian industry and now controls or has stakes in hundreds of companies.
Dmitry KozakDmitry Kozak
Deputy prime ministerDeputy prime minister
A Kremlin loyalist who has worked with Putin since the beginning of the Russian leader's political ascent, Kozak is a lawyer by training who, like Putin, worked in Soviet intelligence and then the St Petersburg mayoral administration. He is known as a specialist in handling sensitive Kremlin projects: the deputy prime minister served as Putin's point man on the Sochi Olympics and was put in charge of Crimea's development after Russia annexed the peninsula last month.A Kremlin loyalist who has worked with Putin since the beginning of the Russian leader's political ascent, Kozak is a lawyer by training who, like Putin, worked in Soviet intelligence and then the St Petersburg mayoral administration. He is known as a specialist in handling sensitive Kremlin projects: the deputy prime minister served as Putin's point man on the Sochi Olympics and was put in charge of Crimea's development after Russia annexed the peninsula last month.
Oleg BelavencevOleg Belavencev
Putin's envoy to CrimeaPutin's envoy to Crimea
A former vice admiral in the Russian navy who was deported from the UK in 1985 on suspicion of spying, Belavantsev was recently named presidential envoy to Crimea and appointed to Russia's security council.
Eveniy MurovEveniy Murov
Director of Russia's Federal Protective ServiceDirector of Russia's Federal Protective Service
An army general and veteran of state security services since 1971 An army general and veteran of state intelligence agencies since 1971. As head of the federal protection service, he oversees the security of the country's leadership.
Aleksei PushkovAleksei Pushkov
United Russia MPUnited Russia MP
Head of the international affairs committee in the Russian Duma, or lower house of parliament, representing the pro-Kremlin United Russia party. Chair of the international affairs committee in the Russian Duma, or lower house of parliament, representing the pro-Kremlin United Russia party and a leading voice on Russia's foreign policy. His statements at international meetings and on Twitter frequently attack what he calls the hypocritical policies of Europe and the United States. Commenting on the protesters and militia who have seized buildings in eastern Ukraine, Pushkov recently said Russia "supports them politically but is not interfering" in the situation.
Companies
The US treasury department also announced asset freezes on 17 companies that are owned or controlled by the officials, businessmen and companies it sanctioned last month. In particular, this order affected companies controlled by Gennady Timchenko, Yury Kovalchuk and Arkady and Boris Rotenberg.
Among them was Volga Group, the holding company of wealthy oil trader Timchenko, who has close ties to Putin. Sanctions were also applied to numerous Timchenko companies, including engineering company Stroytransgaz and other firms working in the oil and gas industry.
Like Timchenko, Arkady and Boris Rotenberg are judo buddies of Putin's and won billions in construction contracts for the Sochi Olympics. Two banks they control, InvestCapitalBank and SMP Bank, were placed on the sanctions list. Other Rotenberg assets affected included the gas pipeline construction company Stroygazmontazh (SGM Group).
Finally, two companies and a bank controlled by Bank Rossiya were singled out for asset freezes. Bank Rossiya was previously sanctioned because it is owned by Yury Kovalchuk, who is reputed to be Putin's personal banker. After the previous round of sanctions, Putin said he didn't have an account in Bank Rossiya but promised to open one.
US sanctions related to the Ukraine crisis are now in effect on 45 individuals and 19 firms. Besides an asset freeze on these people and businesses, transactions between them and US citizens or taking place within the United States are "generally prohibited."