This means that any individual or legal entity

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The sanction involves freezing his assets in the US and stopping any transactions with him. In parallel with the sanctions, OFAC issued a license, according to which the sanctions do not apply to companies owned by Bidzina Ivanishvili. As an exception, the sanctions were extended to possible transactions related to Russia and the financial consequences of the dispute with Credit Suisse. The sanction is accompanied by a note on Secondary sanctions risk, which is a very strict approach.


that conducts any transaction with Ivanishvili will be "blocked" by the US (restricted access to US financial resources, dollars, American companies and services). Why didn't the US include Ivanishvili on the Magnitsky list france fax data when there are grounds for doing so? The Magnitsky List is very strict and at the same time punitive, its purpose is not to make the sanctioned person change his behavior, to stop it.


Its purpose is to punish him for life. OFAC sanctions allow Ivanishvili to escape sanctions if he changes his behavior OFAC has not fully sanctioned Ivanishvili. It has left important steps ahead: extending sanctions to his companies, his family members, and business partner relatives. So "they buried it", "destroyed it", etc. are lies. The approach is gradual, which is correct.