Russian oligarchs were targeted for sanctions by U.S. government departments Friday as the Russian Federation continues to attack Ukraine.
Overall, the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury announced sanctions on nearly 40 Russian oligarchs and officials, from members of the Russian Federal Assembly to an Olympic gold medalist.
They have been sanctioned in accordance with an executive order signed by President Joe Biden last year. This order calls for “blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the government of the Russian Federation.”
Individuals sanctioned by the Treasury Department include:
Dmitriy Sergeevich Peskov – identified as “lead propagandist and spokesperson,” Peskov is being sanctioned for being or having been an official of the Government of the Russian Federation.
Tatiana Aleksandrovna Navka – Peskov’s wife and an Olympic gold medal-winning ice dancer who has a property empire worth more than $10 million.
Nikolay Peskov – Dimitry Peskov’s son, who was raised in the U.K. and previously worked for the “Russian propaganda outlet” RT.
Elizaveta Dmitriyevna Peskova – Dimitry Peskov’s daughter, who “has tens of thousands of followers on social media,” and interned with a member of European parliament.
Viktor Feliksovich Vekselberg – a prominent Russian businessman with an estimated net worth exceeding $6 billion whose yacht and plane have been sanctioned.
The Treasury Department also announced sanctions on 10 members of the management board for VTB Bank, Russia’s second largest bank:
Olga Konstantinovna Dergunova
Vadim Valerievich Kulik
Valerii Vasilyevich Lukyanenko
Anatolii Yuryevich Pechatnikov
Natalia Germanovna Dirks
Maxim Dmitrievich Kondratenko
Erkin Rakhmatovich Norov
Svyatoslav Evgenievich Ostrovsky
Dmitrii Vasilyevich Pyanov
Yuriy Nikolaevich Andresov
A final group sanctioned by the Treasury consisted of members of the Duma, one of one of the two chambers that make up the Russian Federal Assembly:
Yuriy Vyacheslavovich Afonin
Yevgeniy Ivanovich Bessonov
Leonid Ivanovich Kalashnikov
Vladimir Ivanovich Kashin
Nikolay Vasilievich Kolomeitsev
Aleksey Vladimirovich Kurinniy
Ivan Ivanovich Melnikov
Dmitriy Georgievich Novikov
Nikolay Ivanovich Osadchiy
Kazbek Kutsukovich Taysaev
Gennady Andreyevich Zyuganov
Vyacheslav Victorovich Volodin
“As a result of today’s action, all property and interests in property of the individuals above that are in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to [the Office of Foreign Assets Control],” said the Treasury.
Most of the individuals targeted for sanctions by the State Department Friday have ties to AO ABR Management, which “is being designated for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy,” and has also been sanctioned. These individuals include:
Yuri Kovalchuk – identified as a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of AO ABR Management.
Kirill Kovalchuk – identified as a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of AO ABR Management.
Tatyana Kovalchuk – identified for having family ties to Yuri and Kirill Kovalchuk.
Boris Kovalchuk – identified for having family ties to Yuri and Kirill Kovalchuk.
Stepan Kovalchuk – identified for having family ties to Yuri and Kirill Kovalchuk.
Kira Kovalchuk – identified for having family ties to Yuri and Kirill Kovalchuk.
Dmitri Lebedev – identified as a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of AO ABR Management.
Vladimir Knyaginin – identified as a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of AO ABR Management.
Others sanctioned by the Department of State had ties to Novikombank, a large Russian bank that was previously sanctioned by the U.S. Department of the Treasury. They include:
Elena Georgieva – chair of the board of directors of Novikombank.
German Belous – a member of the board of directors of Novikombank.
Andrey Sapelin – a member of the board of directors of Novikombank.
Dmitri Vavulin – a member of the board of directors of Novikombank.
In addition to these sanctions the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security “imposed restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer (in country) of luxury goods to all end users,” in Russia and Belarus as well as to “certain Russian and Belarusian oligarchs and malign actors located worldwide,” according to a Friday press release.
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