Such a decision was made in connection with the situation in Ukraine. As stated on the website of the US department, the treasury strengthens sanctions by identifying organizations involved in the current conflict in Ukraine.

At the same time, 19 names are indicated in the updated list of subordinated individuals, including Sergey Nazarov, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia.

In general, such sanctions are applied to 38 individuals and organizations.

At the same time, 20 points are listed in the list of sectoral sanctions. In particular, several subsidiaries of Transneft.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, June 19, the European Union for a year extended the "Crimean" sanctions against the Russian Federation. The decision was published in the Official Journal of the EU.