Imposing Additional Sanctions on Those Supporting Russia’s War Against Ukraine

May 30, 2023

Fact Sheet

Office of the Spokesperson

July 20, 2023

Today, the United States is imposing sanctions on individuals and entities in order to degrade Russia’s current and future military capabilities, reduce Russia’s revenue by targeting its future energy projects, and curb sanctions evasion by targeting those who help Russia procure sensitive material, and curtail Russia’s use of the international financial system to further its war. All targets below are being designated pursuant to Executive Order 14024 , which authorizes sanctions with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation.

The Department of State (The Department) is designating multiple entities involved in expanding Russia’s ability to finish construction of key future energy projects, as well as entities engaged in exploratory drilling throughout Russia.

The following entities are subsidiaries of Nipigaz and are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Nipigaz, an entity whose property and interests in property are blocked:

The following entities are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) for operating or having operated in the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy:

The Department is also designating Sakhalin Shipping Company (SASCO), a Russian shipping company that has provided key logistical support to multiple Russian future energy projects. SASCO has provided support for future energy projects by delivering construction material and equipment via sea to the Taimyr Peninsula. SASCO is also involved in expanding Russia’s trade routes to new jurisdictions as the Russian Federation looks to backfill economic connections it has lost due to the invasion of Ukraine. SASCO is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) for operating or having operated in the marine sector of the Russian Federation economy.

The following entities are subsidiaries of SASCO and are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, SASCO:

The following vessels are being identified as blocked property in which SASCO has an interest:

This is the fourth Russia sanctions action in a row that includes designations of State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom (Rosatom) subsidiaries. The following subsidiaries of Rosatom are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Government of the Russian Federation:

The Department is designating multiple defense entities and procurement companies working to acquire goods in support of Russia’s war effort. These designations underscore our commitment to combatting sanctions evasion and key procurement networks that Russia is trying to establish in order to maintain its defense industrial base and support its illegal war against Ukraine.

The Department is designating the following entities pursuant to section 1(a)(i) for operating or having operated in the technology sector of the Russian Federation economy:

The following entity is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) for operating or having operated in the transportation sector of the Russian Federation economy:

The following entities are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) for operating or having operated in the defense and related materiel sector of the Russian Federation economy:

The following entity is being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(i) for operating or having operated in the aerospace sector of the Russian Federation economy:

The Department is also taking action to further target PMCs supporting Russia’s war against Ukraine and other harmful activities of the Russian government outside of Russia.

The following entities are designated pursuant to section 1(a)(vii) for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Stramilov, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked.

Together with the Department of the Treasury, the Department of State is designating a number of targets that are part of Russia’s military space program. These designations further our efforts to degrade Russia’s ability to develop aerospace technologies, which could be deployed in support of its ground forces fighting in Ukraine.

The Department is designating two individuals linked to Wagner Group leader Yevgeniy Prigozhin, both of whom have been involved in the shipment of munitions to the Russian Federation.

The Department is also designating multiple senior Russian government officials and malign actors as part of continued efforts to impose costs on and promote accountability for the bureaucratic enablers of Russia’s illegal war. The Department is additionally designating certain targets acting for the benefit of Russia in areas that it has temporarily occupied in Ukraine, involved in infrastructure projects that attempt to help cement Russia’s occupation of parts of Ukraine’s territory.

The following individuals are being designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(A) for being or having been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board of directors of the Government of the Russian Federation:

As a result of today’s actions, all property and interests in property of the designated persons described above that are in the United States or in possession or control of U.S. persons are blocked and must be reported to the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Additionally, any entities that are owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more by one or more blocked persons are also blocked. All transactions by U.S. persons or within (or transiting) the United States that involve any property or interests in property of designated or otherwise blocked persons are prohibited unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC, or exempt. These prohibitions include the making of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services by, to, or for the benefit of any blocked person and the receipt of any contribution or provision of funds, goods, or services from any such person.

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