The USA administration imposed sanctions on 8 board members of Sberbank, one of Russia's largest banks, and 27 board members of Gazprombank, and three state-owned television channels.
After the summit of the G7 leaders with the participation of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy online, new US sanctions against Russia came.
In the statement made by the US Treasury Department, it was stated that people and organizations critical to Russia's war capability were added to the sanctions list.
The statement noted that these included members of the board of directors of two of Russia's most important banks, a Russian state bank and 10 of its subsidiaries, a state-backed arms manufacturer and three state-controlled television channels.
In this context, it was stated in the statement that 8 board members of Sberbank, Russia's largest bank, were placed on the sanctions list, and 27 board members of Gazprombank, one of the country's most important banks, were added to the sanctions list.
In the statement, it was stated that sanctions will be applied to the state-owned Moscow Industrial Bank and 10 of its subsidiaries.
Sanctions on three television channels
In the statement, it was stated that the defense company Promtekhnologiya, which supplies Russia's military and intelligence services, was also included in the sanction list, and it was noted that all three of Russia's television channels were added to the sanction list.
In the statement, it was stated that action was also taken to cut off access to services used by Russia and the Russian elite to avoid sanctions, and that Americans were prohibited from providing accounting and consulting services to the Russians.
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, in her assessment on the subject, stated that Russia is further restricting its economy and its access to the services and technologies it needs to carry out the attacks against Ukraine.
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