Do not travel to Russia due to the unpredictable consequences of the unprovoked full-scale invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the potential for harassment and the singling out of U.S. citizens for detention by Russian government security officials, the arbitrary enforcement of local law, limited flights into and out of Russia, the Embassy’s ... Read More»
Op-Ed by the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves: America’s Hidden Tool is Hobbling Russia’s War Machine with Multilateral Impact
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 1, 2023 U.S. Department of Commerce Office of Public Affairs Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce is continuing to take action against Russia and those who enable Russia’s war in Ukraine. We added trade restrictions to seven Iranian entities involved in Iran’s drone program for supporting Russia’s war efforts and trying to use ... Read More»
Sanctioning Evasion Network Supporting Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex
PRESS STATEMENT ANTONY J. BLINKEN, SECRETARY OF STATE FEBRUARY 1, 2023 The United States, in coordination with our allies and partners, will continue to fully enforce our sanctions against Russia’s war machine and those that support its efforts. These actions will decrease Russia’s ability to wage war and weaken its military-industrial complex. Today, the Department ... Read More»
U.S. Treasury Targets Global Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex
PRESS RELEASES Treasury Targets Global Sanctions Evasion Network Supporting Russia’s Military-Industrial Complex February 1, 2023 WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed full blocking sanctions against 22 individuals and entities across multiple countries related to a sanctions evasion network supporting Russia’s military-industrial complex. Today’s action, ... Read More»
U.S. Ambassador to the Russian Federation Lynne Tracy Meets Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Press Release January 30, 2023 Today, United States Ambassador to the Russian Federation Lynne Tracy met with Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. President Joe Biden announced Ambassador Tracy’s nomination on September 20, 2022. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 21, 2022, ... Read More»