United States and Europe Ramp Up Sanctions Against Russia and Target Sberbank, Alfa Bank and “New Investments”
On April 6, 2022, the United States and Europe announced new sanctions on Russian banks – Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, and Alfa Bank, another large financial institution. The new Executive Order imposes full blocking restrictions on the two banks. Sanctions were also imposed against additional Russian government officials, security officials. oligarchs and their family members. The new sanctions designated Russian President Putin’s two...