US, UK target Israeli-Russian oligarch Abramovich enablers with more sanctions
The Western allies announced new sanctions against financial fixers for Roman Abramovich and fellow Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov, for their financial support of and close ties to President Vladimir Putin.
The United States and the United Kingdom announced Wednesday new sanctions on advisers of Israeli-Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov over their close links to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Abramovich and Usmanov were targeted by Western sanctions soon after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, with Abramovich forced to sell his ownership of Chelsea, the English soccer club.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Washington's position on sanctions on Moscow on Wednesday. “Curbing sanctions evasion is critical to ongoing efforts to limit Russia’s capacity to wage war against Ukraine. In coordination with the UK, we are sanctioning several entities that support Russia’s efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine,” he tweeted.
The Associated Press cited American officials saying that the new designations aim to disrupt Russia’s importation of critical technologies used in its war against Ukraine.
