Summary
- The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on a Russian citizen and three Russia-based companies for attempting to evade U.S. sanctions
- The scheme aimed to unfreeze over $1.5 billion belonging to Russian metals tycoon Oleg Deripaska
- Deripaska, previously sanctioned in 2018, was involved in a transaction to sell his frozen shares in a European company
- Sanctions were placed on individuals and companies for operating in Russia’s financial services sector
