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US Treasury Dep't Adds More Russians, Belarusians To Sanctions List

RUSSIA

The US Treasury Department has added 15 new individuals to its sanctions list, including Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's estranged wife, Galina Luskashenko.

  • The majority of those placed under sanction are involved in the Russian military in some capacity. However, Moscow City Judge Natalia Mushnikova has also been placed under sanctions. Mushnikova sat as the judge on the trial of those accused of murdering opposition activist Boris Nemtsov in 2015.
  • Full list of individuals can be found here: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-...
  • The Kurchaloi district of the Chechen Republic branch of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, encompassing the district's police department, has also been placed on the sanctions list.

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