US slaps Russian companies, banks with sanctions

Treasury Department,.

MOSCOW, November 2. /TASS/: The US has expanded its sanction list and added Russia’s Sistema holding to it, the US Treasury Department said.

New sanctions were introduced also against Russian banks and companies. In particular, AEON Corporation, drones producer ZALA, Post Bank, Arctic LNG 2 plant, the Bauman State Technical University, and HCF Bank were added to the list. In total, thirty Russian individuals and almost two hundred legal entities were hit by restrictions.

New sanctions also covered the Russian state defense complex and it’s supporting entities and looking-forward projects in energy, mining and defense industry segments.