US to impose sanctions on Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller
Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin will also be affected by the sanctions.
The news was broke today by The New York Times. The journalists referred to some representatives of Barack Obama’s administration wichi wished to remain anonymous.
On April 26, G7 accused Russia of not sticking to the Geneva agreement on de-escalation of the Ukrainian conflict. The US is set to impose sanctions on the defense and technological sectors of the Russian economy today. The sanctions will be imposed on the people in Vladimir Putin’s circle who ‘exercise a great influence on the Russian economy’, Deputy National Security Adviser for the U.S. President Tony Blinken claimed yesterday.
If this information is officially confirmed, Miller and Sechin’s assets in the US will be frozen and American companies and citizens will be forbidden to do business with them.
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