The Russian leadership took in the sights of The US government released “a list of friends of Putin”, the list of Russian officials and businessmen, whom Washington considered close to President of Russia. In total, the list includes 210 people, including Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the head of Sberbank German Gref, Minister of transport Maxim Sokolov, the head of “Kaspersky Lab” Eugene Kaspersky and many others. Being on the list does not mean automatic imposition of sanctions. However, according to experts interviewed by Kommersant, the pressure he exerts. In the U.S. Treasury document States that the criterion for a hit was “close to the Russian regime and the total as” more than $1 billion At the same time, the report directly says that “it is not the sanctions list, and the inclusion of people or structures does not mean getting them under US sanctions”. Being on the list, therefore, cannot
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