Russia

1967-11-10

Moscow, Russia

722706177, Passport

In partnership with our international allies, Treasury designated Leonid Kronidovich Ryzhenkin (Ryzhenkin), Lenpromtransproyekt, and Joint-Stock Company The Berkakit-Tommot-Yakutsk Railway Line’s Construction Directorate in response to their involvement in the construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge. The construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge is a violation of Ukrainian sovereignty and has been condemned by the international community. Ryzhenkin is a Russian national and the chief executive officer (CEO) of Mostotrest, a Russian construction company that operates in the Crimea region of Ukraine. Mostotrest’s share in the total construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge was worth more than $1.9 billion. Mostotrest and its owner, Arkady Rotenberg, were previously designated by OFAC pursuant to E.O. 13685 and E.O. 13661, respectively. Prior to Mostotrest, Ryzhenkin worked for another designated Russian construction company, Stroygazmontazh, where he also supervised projects related to the construction of the Kerch Strait Bridge. OFAC previously designated Stroygazmontazh pursuant to E.O. 13661. Ryzhenkin was designated pursuant to E.O. 13685 for being the leader of an entity operating in the Crimea region of Ukraine. Ryzhenkin was previously designated by the EU and the UK in 2020 and in 2021 by Canada and Australia.

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0125

2021-04-15

US

Executive Order 13685 of December 19, 2014 Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine

OFAC country specific

Russia

Trade sanctions

E.O. 13685. On December 19, 2014, the President, invoking the authority of, inter alia, IEEPA, issued E.O. 13685 (“Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine”). In E.O. 13685, the President took additional steps to address the Russian occupation of the Crimea region of Ukraine, and with respect to the national emergency declared in E.O. 13660 and expanded by E.O.s 13661 and 13662. Section 1(a) of E.O. 13685 prohibits, among other things, new investment in the Crimea region of Ukraine by a United States person, and the importation into, or exportation from, the United States, directly or indirectly, of any goods, services, or technology from or to the Crimea region of Ukraine. Section 2(a) of E.O. 13685 blocks, with certain exceptions, all property and interests in property that are in the United States, that come within the United States, or that are or come within the possession or control of any United States person, of any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State to meet certain criteria.

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