Sergei Alekseevich Bobkov (Bobkov) is TsNIIKhM’s General Director, since at least October 2017. Konstantin Vasilyevich Malevanyy (Malevanyy) is TsNIIKhM’s Deputy General Director and has been a Chief of the ADC since at least January 2017. Bobkov and Malevanyy work directly with military representatives of the Russian Ministry of Defense and other Russian institutions with ties to Russia’s defense sector. Additionally, Malevenyy, has connections with the Russian FSB through his roles at TsNIIKhM and the ADC.
Gladkikh, Bobkov, and Malevanyy are being designated pursuant to Section 224(a)(1)(B) of CAATSA for acting or purporting to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, TsNIIKhM.
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (CAATSA) - Title II
Regime
OFAC country specific
Target State
Russia
Measures
Blocking Property, Suspending Entry
Sanctions Portfolio
Trade sanctions are not determined, the following sectors should be considered for sanctions risk exposure: crude oil projects, financial institutions, transactions with Russian defense or intelligence sectors, export pipelines, privatization of state-owned assets by government officials, and arms transfers to Syria.
Official Information
CAATSA. CAATSA established new sanctions authorities and exceptions, in addition to amending, modifying, or otherwise affecting: The Ukraine-/Russia-related Executive Orders, E.O. 13694 of April 1, 2015, “Blocking the Property of Certain Persons Engaging in Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” (80 FR 18077, April 2, 2015), and E.O. 13757 of December 28, 2016, “Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities” (82 FR 1, January 3, 2017); Directives 1, 2, and 4; UFSA; and SSIDES. Section 236 of CAATSA establishes an exception from sanctions for activities subject to the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), or any authorized intelligence activities of the United States, and section 237 of CAATSA establishes an exception from sanctions for activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
Title II of CAATSA also requires the imposition of sanctions with respect to, among others: Activities of the Russian Federation that undermine cybersecurity; persons who knowingly provide financial services in support of activities that undermine cybersecurity; persons who invest in or contribute to the ability of the Russian Federation to privatize state-owned assets in a manner that unjustly benefits officials of the Government of the Russian Federation; persons who engage in a significant transaction with a person that is part of, or operates for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation; and persons who transfer arms and related materiel to Syria. OFAC anticipates incorporating these provisions of title II of CAATSA into the CFR at a later date.
Countering Russian Influence in Europe and Eurasia Act of 2017. The President must submit for congressional review certain proposed actions to terminate or waive sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation. Specified executive order sanctions against Russia shall remain in effect. The President may waive specified cyber- and Ukraine-related sanctions. The bill provides sanctions for activities concerning: (1) cyber security, (2) crude oil projects, (3) financial institutions, (4) corruption, (5) human rights abuses, (6) evasion of sanctions, (7) transactions with Russian defense or intelligence sectors, (8) export pipelines, (9) privatization of state-owned assets by government officials, and (10) arms transfers to Syria. The Department of State shall work with the government of Ukraine to increase Ukraine's energy security. The bill: (1) directs the Department of the Treasury to develop a national strategy for combating the financing of terrorism, and (2) includes the Secretary of the Treasury on the National Security Council.
