US sanctiones those who helped supply Russia with weapons

The US Treasury Department said in a statement on November 14th that part of these sanctions is a transnational network that enabled Russia to supply weapons.

In total, 14 individuals and 28 organisations or subjects have been sanctioned, as well as eight planes identified as blocked property.

Washington has imposed sanctions on even major military industrial firms in Russia, and has moved to cut off exports of components produced by America and American technologies used in some of Russia's military equipment.

This has prompted the Kremlin to seek other military suppliers like Iran, which has supplied Moscow with fear, which is said to be part of Russia's hail of air strikes on Ukraine.

The United States will continue to cut off the Kremlin's military supply chains and deny Russia the equipment and technology it needs to carry out its illegal fight against Ukraine”, said US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen.

Today's “Actions demonstrate the Treasury's steadfast commitment to targeting people worldwide who help Putin's efforts and the friendly elites that finance his regime. Together with our broad coalition of partners, we will continue to use our sanctions and export controls to weaken the Russian Army on the battlefield”, she said.

Milandr, a Russian micro-electronic company that the US says is part of Moscow's military research and development structure, was placed on the list, as well as three sbjects associated with the company and several of its directors.

The sanctions also affected the family of billionaire oligarch, Sulejman Kerimov, who was placed on the blacklist in September, and a network of people about businesses he is connected to.

Kerimov is considered to have close ties with Poutin.

The sanctions target Kerimov's wife, children and grandson, four French real estate firms controlled by one of his daughters and several Swiss citizens linked to his companies.

Among them is Swiss national Alexander-Walter Studhalter, who was sanctioned together with Russian businessman Murat Aliev, for their involvement with many companies in the Kerimov financial network.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken described Studhalter as “a key player on the Kerimov financial network”.

In addition, the U.S. Treasury Department blocked eight small planes, which it said were luxury planes used by Kerimov's family.

Sanctions imposed by the US Treasury freeze any assets the designated individuals and subjects have in the United States.