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Mikalai Mikalaevich VARABEI

Aliases

Mikalai Mikalaevich VERABEI; Nikolay Nikolaevich VOROBEY; Mikalai VARABEY; Nikolay VOROBEY; Nikolai VOROBEI; Mykola Mykolaiovych VOROBEI; Mikalai VERABEY

DoB

1963-05-04

Address

Belarus

Official reason

Belarusian businessman Mikalai Varabei (Varabei), who is also sanctioned by Canada, the European Union (EU), and the United Kingdom (UK), is a Belarusian oligarch closely tied to Lukashenka.  Being in Lukashenka’s inner circle pays dividends for Varabei and businesses owned by or linked to him.  For example, the Lukashenka regime granted Varabei’s ...

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0315

Date of listing

2021-08-09

Program information

Authority

US

Program

Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 548; Executive Order 13405 Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Belarus

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry

Official Information

On February 3, 2010, OFAC issued the Belarus Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 548 (75 FR 5502, February 3, 2010 (the “Regulations”), to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 13405 of June 16, 2006, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons Undermining Democratic Processes or Institutions in Belarus” (71 FR 35485, June 20, 2006), pursuant to authorities de...

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/03/27/2023-06170/belarus-sanctions-regulations