Pursuant to Executive Order 14024, which specified harmful external activities of the government of the Russian Federation, in particular, efforts to undermine free and fair democratic elections and democratic institutions in the United States and its allies and partners, engage in and facilitate malicious cyber activities against the United States and its allies and partners, facilitate and use transnational corruption to influence foreign governments, conduct extraterritorial activities directed against dissidents or journalists, undermine security in countries and regions of critical to the national security of the United States and violate generally accepted principles of international law, including respect for the territorial integrity of States, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States, all property and interests in property "PROMINVESTBANK" located in the United States which have subsequently entered the United States, or which are or are hereafter in the possession or control of any person of the United States, are blocked and may not be transferred, paid for, exported, withdrawn or otherwise committed.

US

Executive Order 14024 of April 15, 2021 Blocking Property With Respect To Specified Harmful Foreign Activities of the Government of the Russian Federation

OFAC country specific

Russia

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/1127 • https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/1029

In response to the Russian Federation’s continued use of its military-industrial base to support its aggression against Ukraine, the President has issued an Executive Order (E.O.) amending E.O. 14024 that provides the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) with new authorities to target foreign financial institutions for engaging in certain transactions. Foreign financial institutions that conduct or facilitate significant transactions or provide any service involving Russia’s military-industrial base run the risk of being sanctioned by OFAC. The United States and partners have put in place a sanctions and export controls regime that has severely restricted Russia’s ability to import many of the items that directly support its brutal and unjustified war against Ukraine. As a result, Russia is increasingly using third countries to evade sanctions and continue its procurement of certain critical items. The United States and partners have published multiple advisories, including detailed red flags, to warn the private sector about Russian sanctions evasion in support of its war machine and to support compliance efforts. OFAC’s new targeting authorities, which are aimed at foreign financial institutions that provide services to, or engage in significant transactions relating to, Russia’s military-industrial base, come as a natural evolution of OFAC’s work to counter evasion and hold accountable those perpetuating Russia’s war against Ukraine, including financial facilitators. OFAC is issuing this advisory to provide guidance to foreign financial institutions on the amendments to E.O. 14024, including practical guidance on how to identify sanctions risks and implement corresponding controls. For additional guidance on this E.O., please see FAQs 1146–1157.

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