U.S. Treasury announced new measures against Yevgeni Prigozhin
U.S. Treasury announced new measures against Yevgeni Prigozhin and his network in the Central African Republic. The Russian businessman, close to Vladimir Putin, is accused of interference in the 2016 elections in the United States. Since then, he has been on the American sanctions list.
He is also accused of being the henchman of the Kremlin in
Africa, through his links with the Wagner group of mercenaries.
This time, the sanctions target three Russians and two
companies involved in Prigozhin’s operations in the Central African Republic.
In a press release, the U.S. Treasury sanctions two mining
companies operating in the Central African Republic belonging to Yevgeni
Prigozhin.
The first, the Russian company M Finans, is engaged in the
extraction of precious metals and provides private security services. Mr.
Finans is said to be linked to a company owned by Yevgeni Prigozhin in St.
Petersburg, accused of indirectly supporting “the exacerbation of political
tensions and international divisions” on behalf of Russia.
The second company, Lobaye Invest, was founded in the
Central African Republic in 2017. It specializes in the extraction of gold and
diamonds, “a lucrative sector,” the press release points out.
These two companies are also accused of being associated
with the activities of mercenaries of the Wagner group in Central Africa.
Of the three people targeted by the Treasury sanctions, two are
Lobaye Invest executives. The last is simply cited as an employee of Prigozhin.
All three are believed to be involved in the oligarch’s operations in the CAR
since 2017.
Of the three people targeted by the Treasury sanctions, two
are Lobaye Invest executives. The last is simply cited as an employee of
Prigozhin. All three are believed to be involved in the oligarch’s operations
in the CAR since 2017.
In its press release, the U.S. Treasury also announced
sanctions against five other individuals and five companies in Russia and
Finland. Accused of being linked this time with the FSB, the Russian
intelligence service, to circumvent previous American sanctions.
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