Sanctions on hundreds of individuals and entities were among the broad new measures the US imposed on Moscow on Thursday in response to the war in Ukraine. These measures targeted Russia's future energy capabilities, sanctions evasion, and a suicide drone that posed a threat to Ukrainian troops and equipment.
According to a statement from the State Department, the most recent actions target a significant organization engaged in the creation, management, and ownership of the enormous Arctic-2 LNG project in Siberia.
Global markets were to receive chilled natural gas, also referred to as liquefied natural gas, as a result of the project.
Washington also targeted a network it claimed was sourcing supplies to support the production of the KUB-BLA and Lancet suicide drones used by the Russian military in Ukraine, as well as the organization that created and designed the drones.
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The Commerce Department released a statement on Thursday announcing that the Biden administration had placed twelve Russian companies on a trade blocklist for providing drones to Russia's military that could be used to support Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
The United States also took action against companies in the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and China, evading sanctions. According to the Treasury Department, these companies were still sending high-priority dual-use goods to Russia, including parts that Moscow needs for its armaments systems.
The Treasury Department imposed sanctions on seven banks with operations in Russia and dozens of industrial companies, including Gazpromneft Catalytic Systems LLC, which the Treasury claimed produced chemical agents for Russia's advanced oil refining.
