UK Adds 93 Entries to Russia Sanctions Regime
The U.K. added 92 entries to its Russia sanctions regime, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation said in a Sept. 26 notice. OFSI also amended three listings under the restrictions regime and corrected one more. The additions consist of 89 individuals and three entities, which are Goznak, Russia's passport producer; Ima Consulting; and LLC Commercial Bank - International Settlements Bank. The listed individuals include businesspeople, politicians and bankers. Many employees of Sberbank and Gazprombank were listed, along with individuals appointed to positions in occupied areas of Ukraine.
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OFSI amended the entries for Ihor Vladymyrovych Kostenok, a Ukraine citizen who is former minister of education in the Russia-appointed government in Ukraine's Donetsk region; Serhiy Vitalyovych Kurchenko, also a Ukrainian national, founder/owner of Gas Ukraine 2009 group of companies; and Igor Vladimirovich Lebedev, a Russian national, former deputy speaker of the State Duma. OFSI also corrected the entry for gas turbine company OOO VO Technopromexport.