Ukrainian forces blow up Russian T-90 tanks
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Andrei Skoch, a member of his Duma, the House of Representatives of the Russian Parliament, was sanctioned by the US Treasury Department in 2018. was Department suspected of ties to organized crime in Russia.
After the February invasion of Ukraine, Mr. Skoch was again sanctioned by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
This is because the Biden administration has sought to pressure Moscow to end military operations in Ukraine by freezing and seizing Russian assets. .
Federal prosecutor Andrew Adams, who leads his Force on the Department of Justice's KleptoCapture task targeting these assets, said in a statement:
The Putinian billionaire Scotch owns the plane through shell companies and trusts linked to his partner, Reuters reported.
Skoch was not available for comment.
@eucopresident seized in the US. The situation on the battlefield, especially at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant. Russian nuclear terrorism requires a stronger response from the international community: sanctions on the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel. (1/2)
— Володимир Зеленський (@ZelenskyyUa) August 7, 2022
The plane is now in Kazakhstan.
The Kazakh Embassy in the United States also did not respond to a request for comment.
In June, a 324-foot (98.76 m) long yacht was moored in Dubai to avoid sanctions from Western countries.
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A US court also called for imposing sanctions on the industry owned by former Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich 2 issued a seizure warrant for the plane's luxury aircraft.
His £248 million ($300 million) yacht, Amadea, owned by licensed oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, has also arrived in the United States.
On Sunday, President Volodymyr Zelensky called for Western sanctions against Russia's nuclear industry after a Ukrainian nuclear power plant was shelled by Kremlin forces.
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He posted on Twitter: Yuko President Charles Michel spoke about the situation on the battlefields, particularly at the Zaporizhia NPP [Nuclear Power Plant].
"Russian nuclear terrorism requires a stronger international response: sanctions against the Russian nuclear industry and nuclear fuel."
The European Union has so far It has issued sanctions on Russian oil and gas, but no action on nuclear power.
