UPDATE- The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new export restrictions on Belarus that largely mimic those applicable to Russia,.
U S Treasury Targets Belarusian Support for Russian Invasion of Ukraine marketswired.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from marketswired.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
<p><span>As part of the United States’ serious and expansive response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is sanctioning 24 Belarusian individuals and entities due to Belarus’s support for, and facilitation of, the invasion. Today’s action focuses on Belarus’s defense sector and financial institutions, two areas in which Belarus has especially close ties to Russia. Belarus has become increasingly reliant on Russia for economic, political, and military support in recent years as the regime has clung to power following the fraudulent August 2020 presidential election.</span></p>