State Dept Details 2022 Actions Against Russian Threats
Published Date: 12/17/2025
Notice
Summary
In 2022, the U.S. Department of State teamed up with the Treasury to block property and freeze assets of certain Russian individuals and groups involved in harmful activities. This means Americans can’t do business with these folks, and their U.S.-based assets are off-limits. These actions happened throughout 2022, aiming to hold Russia accountable and protect U.S. interests.
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U.S. Persons Barred From Dealing With Designated Russians
The Department of State announced a series of sanctions in 2022 that placed named Russian individuals, entities, and vessels on the Treasury Department’s Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of those listed persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them; the actions were issued on the dates listed in the notice (starting February 25, 2022 through December 22, 2022).
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