db1770 + 2 February 26, 2022 On 2/23/2022 at 2:14 PM, Andrei Moutchkine said: Russia does not silence critics / does it to lesser extent than the USA. On 2/23/2022 at 2:14 PM, Andrei Moutchkine said: Russia does not silence critics / does it to lesser extent than the USA. Have you seen the video of Boris Nemetsov being killed right in front of the Kremlin with no regard or fear of reprecussion? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Boris_Nemtsov this invalidates your belief 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 26, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 3:15 AM, notsonice said: Please note to those who hold shares in Gazprom....Good luck collecting your dividends...HA HA HA one of the banks sanctioned today is..... Gazprombank Joint Stock Company is Russia’s third-largest financial institution and is closely affiliated with the energy sector. U.S. Treasury Announces Unprecedented & Expansive Sanctions Against Russia, Imposing Swift and Severe Economic Costs 526 February 24, 2022 United States Acts in Tandem with Partners and Allies to Maximize Consequences for Russia, and in Show of Unity Against Invasion of a Sovereign State Top Ten Russian Financial Institutions Now Under U.S Restrictions; U.S. Ready to Impose Additional Major Costs WASHINGTON – The United States took significant and unprecedented action to respond to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine by imposing severe economic costs that will have both immediate and long-term effects on the Russian economy and financial system. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today imposed expansive economic measures, in partnership with allies and partners, that target the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system — including all of Russia’s largest financial institutions and the ability of state-owned and private entities to raise capital — and further bars Russia from the global financial system. The actions also target nearly 80 percent of all banking assets in Russia and will have a deep and long-lasting effect on the Russian economy and financial system. Building off of President Biden’s initial sanctions announcement this week, today Treasury is taking action against Russia’s top financial institutions, including sanctioning by far Russia’s two largest banks and almost 90 financial institution subsidiaries around the world. Treasury is also sanctioning additional Russian elites and their family members and imposing additional new prohibitions related to new debt and equity of major Russian state-owned enterprises and large privately owned financial institutions. This will fundamentally imperil Russia’s ability to raise capital key to its acts of aggression. These actions are specifically designed to impose immediate costs and disrupt and degrade future economic activity, isolate Russia from international finance and commerce, and degrade the Kremlin’s future ability to project power. “Treasury is taking serious and unprecedented action to deliver swift and severe consequences to the Kremlin and significantly impair their ability to use the Russian economy and financial system to further their malign activity,” said Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen. “Our actions, taken in coordination with partners and allies, will degrade Russia’s ability to project power and threaten the peace and stability of Europe. We are united in our efforts to hold Russia accountable for its further invasion of Ukraine while mitigating impacts to Americans and our partners. If necessary, we are prepared to impose further costs on Russia in response to its egregious actions.” Russia’s large financial services sector is heavily dominated by state-owned actors that rely on the U.S. financial system to conduct their business activities both within Russia and internationally. The sanctions the United States is imposing today cut off major parts of the Russian financial system and economy from access to this important financial infrastructure and the U.S. dollar more broadly. The United States consulted closely with partners to tailor the economic costs of these actions to weigh most heavily on the Government of the Russian Federation (GoR) and its economy while mitigating impacts to America and its allies. Treasury’s sustained financial diplomacy over several months, on a near daily basis with partners and allies and at every level, has strengthened a unity of purpose, resolve, and technical coordination to deliver a broad array of impactful measures that will be felt deeply in Russia. Today’s actions were taken pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 14024, which authorizes sanctions against Russia for its harmful foreign activities, including violating core principles of international law such as respect for the territorial integrity of sovereign states. MAJOR ECONOMIC ACTIONS Targeting Russia’s Two Largest Financial Institutions Treasury is taking unprecedented action against Russia’s two largest financial institutions, Public Joint Stock Company Sberbank of Russia (Sberbank)and VTB Bank Public Joint Stock Company (VTB Bank), drastically altering their fundamental ability to operate. On a daily basis, Russian financial institutions conduct about $46 billion worth of foreign exchange transactions globally, 80 percent of which are in U.S. dollars. The vast majority of those transactions will now be disrupted. By cutting off Russia’s two largest banks — which combined make up more than half of the total banking system in Russia by asset value — from processing payments through the U.S. financial system. The Russian financial institutions subject to today’s action can no longer benefit from the remarkable reach, efficiency, and security of the U.S. financial system. Correspondent and Payable-Through Account Sanctions on Sberbank Today Treasury is imposing correspondent and payable-through account sanctions on Sberbank. Sberbank is uniquely important to the Russian economy, holding about a third of all bank assets in Russia. Sberbank is the largest financial institution in Russia and is majority-owned by the GoR. It holds the largest market share of savings deposits in the country, is the main creditor of the Russian economy, and is deemed by the GoR to be a systemically important financial institution. Within 30 days, OFAC is requiring all U.S. financial institutions to close any Sberbank correspondent or payable-through accounts and to reject any future transactions involving Sberbank or its foreign financial institution subsidiaries. Payments that Sberbank attempts to process in U.S. dollars for its clients — with examples ranging from to technology to transportation — will be disrupted and rejected once the payment hits a U.S. financial institution. To implement sanctions on Sberbank, OFAC issued Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, “Prohibitions Related to Correspondent or Payable-Through Accounts and Processing of Transactions Involving Certain Foreign Financial Institutions” (the “Russia-related CAPTA Directive”). This directive prohibits U.S. financial institutions from: (i) the opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or payable-through account for or on behalf of any entity determined to be subject to the prohibitions of the Russia-related CAPTA Directive, or their property or interests in property; and (ii) the processing of transactions involving any such entities determined to be subject to the Russia-related CAPTA Directive, or their property or interests in property. Accordingly, U.S. financial institutions must reject such transactions unless exempt or authorized by OFAC. Pursuant to Directive 2 under E.O. 14024, Sberbank and 25 Sberbank foreign financial institution subsidiaries that are 50 percent or more owned, directly or indirectly, by Sberbank were identified in Annex 1 to the Russia-related CAPTA Directive. These subsidiaries include banks, trusts, insurance companies, and other financial companies located in Russia and six other countries. Sberbank and other affiliated entities determined to be subject to the Russia-related CAPTA Directive have been added to OFAC’s List of Foreign Financial Institutions Subject to Correspondent Account or Payable-Through Account Sanctions (CAPTA List), a reference tool that provides actual notice of OFAC actions with respect to foreign financial institutions for which the opening or maintaining of a correspondent account or a payable-through account in the United States is prohibited or subject to one or more strict conditions. All foreign financial institutions owned 50 percent or more, directly or indirectly, by Sberbank are covered by the prohibitions of the Russia-related CAPTA Directive, even if not identified on OFAC’s CAPTA List. The prohibitions of the Russia-related CAPTA Directive take effect beginning at 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 26, 2022. Accordingly, by 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 26, 2022, U.S. financial institutions must have closed any correspondent or payable-through account maintained for Sberbank all other entities listed in Annex 1 to the Russia-related CAPTA Directive, and all foreign financial institutions owned 50 percent or more by the foregoing. In addition, after 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time on March 26, 2022, U.S. financial institutions may not process transactions involving those institutions and must reject such transactions, unless exempt or authorized by OFAC. Full Blocking Sanctions on VTB OFAC has imposed full blocking sanctions on VTB Bank, Russia’s second-largest financial institution, which holds nearly 20 percent of banking assets in Russia. VTB Bank is majority-owned by the GoR, which deems it to be a systemically important financial institution. This will sever a critical artery of Russia’s financial system. By imposing these sanctions, assets held in U.S. financial institutions will be instantly frozen and inaccessible to the Kremlin. This is one of the largest financial institutions Treasury has ever blocked and sends an unmistakable signal that the United States is following through on its promise of delivering severe economic costs. VTB Bank was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the GoR, and for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy. In addition, 20 VTB Bank subsidiaries were designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, directly or indirectly, VTB Bank. These subsidiaries include banks, holding companies, and other financial companies located in Russia and eight other countries. All entities owned 50 percent or more, directly or indirectly, by VTB Bank are subject to blocking, even if not identified by OFAC. BLOCKING OTHER MAJOR RUSSIAN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OFAC has also imposed blocking sanctions on three additional major Russian financial institutions: Otkritie, Novikom, and Sovcom. These three financial institutions play significant roles in the Russian economy, holding combined assets worth $80 billion. These designations further restrict the Russian financial services sector and greatly diminish the ability of other critical Russian economic sectors from accessing global markets, attracting investment, and utilizing the U.S. dollar. Public Joint Stock Company Bank Financial Corporation Otkritie (Otkritie) is deemed by the GoR to be a systemically important Russian state-owned credit institution and is Russia’s seventh largest financial institution. Otkritie was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the GoR, and for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy. In addition, 12 Otkritie subsidiaries were designated today pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Otkritie. The 12 Otkritie subsidiaries designated today include an insurance company, a bank, and other financial services companies in Russia and Cyprus. All entities owned 50 percent or more, directly or indirectly, by Otkritie are subject to blocking under E.O. 14024, even if not identified by OFAC. Open Joint Stock Company Sovcombank (Sovcombank) is the third largest privately owned financial institution in Russia by total assets, and Russia’s ninth largest bank overall. The GoR identifies it as a systemically important Russian financial institution. Sovcombank was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy. In addition, 22 Sovcombank subsidiaries were designated today pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or for having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Sovcombank. The 22 Sovcombank subsidiaries designated today include a variety of financial services companies in Russia and Cyprus. All entities owned 50 percent or more, directly or indirectly, by Sovcombank are subject to blocking under E.O. 14024, even if not identified by OFAC. Joint Stock Commercial Bank Novikombank (Novikombank) is state-owned and among the 50 largest financial institutions in Russia. Novikombank primarily operates in the Russian defense sector and serves as the core financial institution for Russian defense company Rostec, which fully owns the bank. Novikombank was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy. Prior to today’s action, Novikombank was subject to certain debt-related restrictions pursuant to Directive 3 under E.O. 13662 but is now blocked. Novikombank’s parent company, Rostec, remains subject to certain debt-related restrictions pursuant to Directive 3 under E.O. 13662. DEBT AND EQUITY PROHIBITIONS AGAINST MAJOR STATE-OWNED AND PRIVATE ENTITIES In a move to limit Russia’s ability to finance its invasion against Ukraine or other priorities of President Putin, OFAC expanded Russia-related debt and equity restrictions to additional key aspects of Russia’s economy. To implement this action, OFAC issued Directive 3 under E.O. 14024, “Prohibitions Related to New Debt and Equity of Certain Russia-related Entities” (the “Russia-related Entities Directive”) to prohibit transactions and dealings by U.S. persons or within the United States in new debt of longer than 14 days maturity and new equity of Russian state-owned enterprises, entities that operate in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy, and other entities determined to be subject to the prohibitions in this directive. These 13 major firms, which are listed in Annex 1 to the Russia-related Entities Directive, include companies critical to the Russian economy and six of Russia’s largest financial institutions. They are now heavily restricted from raising money through the U.S. market — a key source of capital and revenue generation, which limits the Kremlin’s ability to raise money for its malign activity — including to support the further invasion of Ukraine. Today’s action pursuant to the Russia-related Entities Directive further expands the number of Russian entities subject to prohibitions related to new debt and equity. This includes 13 entities with outstanding debt issuances, six of which are also subject to certain debt or additional restrictions pursuant to directives under E.O. 13662. Pursuant to E.O. 14024, OFAC identified the following 11 Russian entities as being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purposed to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the GoR: Sberbank is Russia’s largest financial institution. Today, Sberbank was also identified as subject to the Russia-related CAPTA Directive. Gazprombank Joint Stock Company is Russia’s third-largest financial institution and is closely affiliated with the energy sector. Joint Stock Company Russian Agricultural Bank is Russia’s fifth-largest financial institution and closely affiliated with the agricultural sector. Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom is the world’s largest natural gas company. Public Joint Stock Company Gazprom Neft is one of Russia’s largest oil producers and refiners. Public Joint Stock Company Transneft (Transneft) manages Russia’s network of petroleum-related pipelines. Public Joint Stock Company Rostelecom is Russia’s largest telecommunications company. Public Joint Stock Company RusHydro is a hydroelectricity company and one of Russia’s largest power companies. Public Joint Stock Company Alrosa is the world’s largest diamond mining company, responsible for 90 percent of Russia’s diamond mining capacity, which accounts for 28 percent globally. Joint Stock Company Sovcomflot is Russia’s largest maritime and freight shipping company. Open Joint Stock Company Russian Railways is one of the world’s largest railroad companies. Pursuant to E.O. 14024, OFAC identified the following three Russian entities for operating or having operated in the financial services sector of the Russian Federation economy: Joint Stock Company Alfa-Bank is Russia’s largest privately owned financial institution, and Russia’s fourth-largest financial institution overall. Credit Bank of Moscow Public Joint Stock Company is Russia’s largest non-state public bank and Russia’s sixth-largest financial institution. Sberbank, which is described above. GENERAL LICENSES To ensure that these sanctions and prohibitions have an impact on the intended targets and to minimize unintended consequences on third parties, OFAC has also issued several general licenses in connection with these actions. In particular, payments for energy are from production to consumption. The sanctions and license package has been constructed to account for the challenges high energy prices pose to average citizens and doesn’t prevent banks from processing payments for them. Specifically, OFAC issued eight general licenses authorizing certain transactions related to: international organizations and entities; agricultural and medical commodities and the COVID-19 pandemic; overflight and emergency landings; energy; dealings in certain debt or equity; derivative contracts; the wind down of transactions involving certain blocked persons; and the rejection of transactions involving certain blocked persons. To provide further guidance on these authorizations and today’s action, OFAC also issued extensive public guidance in the form of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs). NEW ACTIONS TARGETING RUSSIAN ELITES Families Close to Putin Elites close to Putin continue to leverage their proximity to the Russian President to pillage the Russian state, enrich themselves, and elevate their family members into some of the highest positions of power in the country at the expense of the Russian people. Sanctioned oligarchs and powerful Russian elites have used family members to move assets and to conceal their immense wealth. The following designations target influential Russians in Putin’s inner circle and in elite positions of power within the Russian state. Many of these individuals are believed to participate in, or benefit from, the Russian regime’s kleptocracy, along with their family members. Many serve in leadership roles of companies designated or identified today. Sergei Sergeevich Ivanov, son of Sergei Borisovich Ivanov Sergei Borisovich Ivanov (Sergei B. Ivanov) is the Special Presidential Representative for Environmental Protection, Ecology, and Transport. Sergei B. Ivanov is reportedly one of Putin’s closest allies and previously served as the Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office, Deputy Prime Minister, and Defense Minister of Russia. He is also a permanent member of the Security Council of the Russian Federation. Sergei B. Ivanov was previously designated in March 2014 for being an official of the GoR. Sergei Ivanov’s son, Sergei Sergeevich Ivanov (Sergei S. Ivanov), is the current CEO of Russian state-owned diamond mining company Alrosa and a board member of Gazprombank. OFAC redesignated Sergei B. Ivanov and designated his son Sergei S. Ivanov pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board of directors of the GoR. Sergei S. Ivanov was also designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being the spouse or adult child of Sergei B. Ivanov, a person whose property or interests in property are blocked for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the GoR. Andrey Patrushev, son of Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev Nikolai Platonovich Patrushev (Nikolai Patrushev) is the Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council and is reported to be a longtime close associate of Putin. Nikolai Patrushev was previously designated in April 2018 for being an official of the GoR. Patrushev’s son, Andrey Patrushev, served in leadership roles at Gazprom Neft and is employed in Russia’s energy sector. OFAC redesignated Nikolai Patrushev and designated his son Andrey Patrushev pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board of directors of the GoR. Andrey Patrushev was also designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being the spouse or adult child of Nikolai Patrushev, a person whose property or interests in property are blocked for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the GoR. Ivan Igorevich Sechin, son of Igor Ivanovich Sechin Igor Ivanovich Sechin (Igor Sechin) is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chairman of the Management Board, and Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosneft, one of the world’s largest publicly traded oil companies. Igor Sechin was formerly the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation from 2008 until 2012 and is reportedly a close ally of Putin. Igor Sechin was previously designated in April 2014 pursuant to E.O. 13661 for being an official of the GoR. Igor Sechin’s son, Ivan Igorevich Sechin (Ivan Sechin), is reportedly a deputy head of a department at Rosneft. OFAC redesignated Igor Sechin pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the GoR. Ivan Sechin was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being the spouse or adult child of Igor Sechin, a person whose property or interests in property are blocked for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the GoR. Financial Sector Elites Senior executives at state-owned banks, like Kremlin-linked elites, take advantage of their closeness to the Russian power vertical to advance the interests of the Russian state while maintaining an extravagant standard of living. Alexander Aleksandrovich Vedyakhin (Vedyakhin) is First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of Sberbank. OFAC designated Vedyakhin pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been a leader, official, senior executive officer, or member of the board of directors of the GoR. Andrey Sergeyevich Puchkov (Puchkov) and Yuriy Alekseyevich Soloviev (Soloviev) are two high-ranking VTB Bank executives who work closely with VTB Bank chief executive Andrei Kostin, whom OFAC designated in April 2018 pursuant to E.O. 13661. Puchkov also has other business interests beyond VTB, including Moscow-based real estate companies Limited Liability Company Atlant S and Limited Liability Company Inspira Invest A. Soloviev’s wife, Galina Olegovna Ulyutina (Ulyutina), was previously implicated in a golden passport scheme. OFAC designated Puchkov and Soloviev pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being or having been leaders, officials, senior executive officers, or members of the board of directors of the GoR. Limited Liability Company Atlant S and Limited Liability Company Inspira Invest A were designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being owned or controlled by, or having acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, Puchkov. Ulyutina was designated pursuant to E.O. 14024 for being the spouse or adult child of Soloviev, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 14024. For identifying information on the individuals and entities sanctioned today, click here. For Treasury’s concurrent designation of critical Belarusian state-owned banks, defense firms, and regime-connected individuals, click here. For the White House fact sheet about the Biden Administration’s actions today, click here. ### Subsidiaries of Russian Financial Institutions Sanctioned on February 24, 2022Pursuant to E.O. 14024 The following Sberbank subsidiaries are subject to the Russia-related CAPTA Directive: Subsidiary Bank Sberbank of Russia Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Kazakhstan. Joint Stock Company Sberbank is a bank located in Ukraine. Open Joint Stock Company BPS-Sberbank is a bank located Belarus. IKS Joint Stock Company is a real estate, security brokering, fund management, depository credit intermediation, as well as other activities auxiliary to financial intermediation, company located in Russia. Joint Stock Company Sberbank Leasing is a bank located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Sberbank Capital is a mutual and pension fund or trust located in Russia. Joint Stock Company Sberbank Automated Trade System is a vendor of financial securities on electronic trading platforms located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Promising Investments is a financial company located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Sberbank Financial Company is a financial company located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Sberbank Investments is a financial company located in Russia. Sberbank Europe AG is a bank located in Austria. Insurance Company Sberbank Life Insurance Limited Liability Company is an insurance company located in Russia. SB Securities SA is a mutual and pension fund or trust located in Luxembourg. Joint Stock Company Sberbank Private Pension Fund is a mutual and pension fund or trust located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Sberbank Insurance Broker is a financial and insurance company located in Russia. Insurance Company Sberbank Insurance Limited Liability Company is an insurance company located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Sberbank CIB Holding is a financial company located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Sberbank Factoring is a financial company located in Russia Joint Stock Company Raschetniye Resheniya is a bank located in Russia. Vydayushchiesya Kredity Microcredit Company Limited Liability Company is a financial and insurance company in Russia. Tekhnologii Kreditovaniya Limited Liability Company is an Internet-based financial activities company located in Russia. Arimero Holding Limited is a financial, insurance, and holding company located in Cyprus. Setelem Bank Limited Liability Company is a bank located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Yoomoney is a bank located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Market Fund Administration is a mutual and pension fund or trust located in Russia. The property and interests in property of the following VTB Bank subsidiaries are blocked: BM Bank Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Russia. VTB Capital Holding Closed Joint Stock Company is a holding company located in Russia. NPF VTB Pension Fund Joint Stock Company is a non-state pension fund company located in Russia. VTB Factoring Limited is a finance and factoring company located in Russia. Bank VTB Kazakhstan Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Kazakhstan. VTB Bank Armenia Closed Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Armenia. VTB Bank Azerbaijan Open Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Azerbaijan. VTB Bank Belarus Closed Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Belarus. VTB Bank Georgia Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Georgia. Banco VTB Africa SA is a bank located in Angola. VTB Specialized Depository Closed Joint Stock Company is an intermediation and financial company located in Russia. VTB Pension Administrator Limited is a holding company located in Russia. Limited Liability Company VTB DC is a financial and management consulting company located in Russia. VTB Registrar Closed Joint Stock Company is a financial company located in Russia. Business Finance Limited Liability Company is a security brokerage and financial leasing company located in Russia. West Siberian Commercial Bank Public Joint Stock Company is a bank located in Russia. Joint-Stock Company Sarovbusinessbank is a bank located in Russia. Vietnam-Russia Joint Venture Bank is a bank located in Vietnam. VTB Bank Europe SE is a bank located in Germany. Obshchestvo S Ogranichennoi Otvetstvennostyu VTB Foreks is a financial company located in Russia. The property and interests in property of the following Otkritie subsidiaries are blocked: Public Joint Stock Company Insurance Company Rosgosstrakh is an insurance company located in Russia. Otkritie Ltd Group is a financial company located in Cyprus. OOO Navigator Asset Management is a financial company located in Russia. OOO Otkritie Asset Management is a financial company located in Russia. Otkritie Broker Group is a financial company located in Russia. OOO Tamozhennaya Karta is a financial company located in Russia. OOO Otkritie Factoring is a financial company located in Russia. OOO RGS Holding is a financial company located in Russia. OOO Otkritie Capital is a financial company located in Russia. Otkritie Capital Cyprus Limited is a financial company located in Cyprus. NPF Otkritie Group is a non-state pension fund located in Russia. PAO Rosgosstrakh Bank is a bank located in Russia. The property and interests in property of the following Sovcombank subsidiaries are blocked: Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Fintender is a financial technology company located in Russia. Bank National Factoring Company Joint Stock Company is a financial institution located in Russia. Sovcombank Factoring Limited Liability Company is a financial company located in Russia. BEST2PAY Limited is a financial company located in Russia. GMCS Management Limited Liability Company is a financial management company located in Russia. Septem Capital Limited Liability Company is an investment company located in Russia. Joint Stock Company Sovcombank Life is an insurance company located in Russia. Limited Liability Company Ozon Bank is a financial institution located in Russia. Mobilnye Platezhi Limited Liability Company is a financial technology company located in Russia. Ruskonsalt is a company located in Russia. Sollers-Finance Limited Liability Company is a financial company located in Russia. Sovcombank Asset Management Limited Liability Company is a financial management company located in Russia. Sovcombank Securities Limited is a financial company located in Cyprus. Sovcombank Technologies Limited Liability Company is a financial technology company located in Russia. Sovkom Faktoring is a company located in Russia. Sovkom Lizing is a leasing company located in Russia. Sovcomcard Limited Liability Company is a financial company located in Russia. Tsifrovye Tekhnologii Budushchego Limited Liability Company is a financial technology company located in Russia. USM Limited Liability Company is a financial company located in Russia. Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Sovkombank Strakhovanie is a financial company located in Russia. Public Joint Stock Company KB Vostochny is a financial company located in Russia. Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Rts-Kholding is a financial management company located in Russia. As usual, a bunch of innocent bystanders. The Evil Empire flailing in impotent rage. Gasprombank is no longer related to Gasprom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 26, 2022 1 hour ago, db1770 said: Have you seen the video of Boris Nemetsov being killed right in front of the Kremlin with no regard or fear of reprecussion? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Boris_Nemtsov this invalidates your belief I am sorry, whoever killed him has been convicted and is doing time. What does any of it have to do with Kremlin? He was a has-been politician, good for a couple of percent support anymore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 26, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 3:34 AM, notsonice said: That's one example of how the sanctions hurt your own people? That loss of divided is less money coming in to US???? Principles over Money any day of the week even if it costs me money. You can not hold your head high when you are talking blood money from the likes of Putin or selling yourself out for money at the cost of real lives. We should support Ukraine as long as it takes and with whatever resources they need even if it means that we have to turn down the thermostat, drive less or have to live on less. Worst case, I will switch to investing in rubles directly. It is difficult to open a ruble account remotely, that's all. Counteracting US sanctions is fun enough. Note that nothing has changed to exchange listing of Russian companies listed as ADRs/GDRs yet, and unlikely will. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 26, 2022 7 hours ago, Jay McKinsey said: Here is the truck he was talking about: A Russian Ural-4320 carrying a ZU-23-2 anti-aircraft gun was ambushed in Obolon, Kiev. During the ambush, a Russian military vehicle ran over a car. Correction. Russian armor moving in the direction of Kiev, should have a "V" painted on, not a "Z". Z is East, like Kharkov. This vehicle you found is significantly more ghetto than even the ones from Tajikistan. There are no parts with any EW claims and the truck is stock, no attempt at up-armoring except for the unpainted galvanized steel sheet in front of the gun. Rumor mill says the "dead Russian agents in Ukrainian uniforms" also has Ukrainian IDs on them. Well-prepared Russian agents, I see. The latest success of the Kiev "territorial defense" units is detaining a bunch of SBU spooks (apparently for speaking Russian) At least they didn't whack them on sight anymore. Klichko, the mayor, made an appeal to tone it down a bit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 5:18 PM, Andrei Moutchkine said: You've got the nerve, arming terrorists. Thanks for all the NLAW. We've already confiscated a pile. Now, got to arm up some real IRA, me thinks. What are you doing annexing North Ireland? The Chagos Arhipelago? Annexing N.Ireland???? Are you still on those drugs of yours Andrei? messing with your brain I think! The majority of people in N.Ireland want to remain British. Nothing would please the British people and government more if they wanted to belong to Ireland as its a massive drain on the rest of the UK economically. However this is a democracy and thats why it remains as is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 11:07 PM, Andrei Moutchkine said: OK, didn't know a Russian one like this existed, too. The one in the video had no round antenna dish. Possibly a square one further forward? There was no Russian armor in the middle of Kiev when this was taken. Haha Jay has caught out your misinformation and lies! Nice one Jay! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 3:57 AM, Andrei Moutchkine said: I admit, I didn't know the Strela missiles flip by 180 degrees for storage. Seems you dont know a lot Andrei Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 7:40 AM, frankfurter said: Zelensky is an utter moron. A jew, believing other Jews will come to his rescue. He put himself deliberately as the martyr. If he accepts the Minsk accord, his own nationalists will suicide him. If he does not, Russia will suicide him. USA demanded Ukraine forfeit its nuclear weapons, in return for US promise to protect Ukraine military and economically. Like all US promises, broken. Amurcuns are cowards: will never fight a capable opponent. The US claims to place sanctions from hell. So, the US is hell. I knew this before such idiotic action. What will you do when crude price exceeds $110/bbl? Your 'official' debt is $30 trillion. Your 'official' inflation rate is 7%. Investors want more return than the inflation rate: and if not achieved, who will want to hold $US? 7% represents $2.1 trillion needed to cover interest on debt. To the Amurcun warmongers so eager for war, bring it on. I wonder how loudly you will wail when you see your cities vapourised from weapons against which you have zero defence. Will you then fight an unwinnable war to destroy the planet, or will you cease and try to save what is left? 2022 is an inflection point for the world; the world will now tread a path different to the Amurcun hegemon. Glory be to God. What has his religion got do with anything? You are clearly antisemitic along with xenophobic. Now who is the vile one? This is American warmongering???? Are you on the same drugs as Andrei? This is clearly a desperate Putin trying for a land grab against another nation, he is the warmonger and he is killing hundreds of innocent men women and children and yet as usual you spout off its all Americans fault. You become more ludicrous each post you make! Will it be Americans fault when your belived Xi invades Taiwan, another sovereign nation? And before you start your ridiculous reply read "A SOVEREIGN NATION", NOT CHINESE! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 On 2/26/2022 at 11:33 AM, Andrei Moutchkine said: He was a has-been politician, good for a couple of percent support anymore. He was also a human being who was murdered! Jeez! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 (edited) @frankfurter In your world Americans did this! Wake up man!! 'Russian saboteurs' shoot dead girl and her parents in family car The number of civilian deaths is growing by the day. Ukraine's health ministry said on Sunday that 352 civilians, including 14 children, had been killed since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It also said that 1,684 people, including 116 children, had been wounded. The first to be named is a 4th grade girl from Kyiv called Polina, who was in her final year of primary school. She and her parents were shot dead by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group who opened fire on the family car, the city's deputy mayor Volodymyr Bondarenko said in a Facebook post. Polina's brother is receiving treatment at Okhmatdyt children's hospital and her sister is in intensive care at a second hospital. Edited February 28, 2022 by Rob Plant Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Rob Plant said: He was also a human being who was murdered! Jeez! My comment was supposed to mean that he was no threat to Putin politically. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: My comment was supposed to mean that he was no threat to Putin politically. Well he sure as hell isnt now Andrei, convenient that isnt it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Rob Plant said: Russian saboteurs' shoot dead girl and her parents in family car The number of civilian deaths is growing by the day. Ukraine's health ministry said on Sunday that 352 civilians, including 14 children, had been killed since the beginning of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. It also said that 1,684 people, including 116 children, had been wounded. The first to be named is a 4th grade girl from Kyiv called Polina, who was in her final year of primary school. She and her parents were shot dead by a Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group who opened fire on the family car, the city's deputy mayor Volodymyr Bondarenko said in a Facebook post. Polina's brother is receiving treatment at Okhmatdyt children's hospital and her sister is in intensive care at a second hospital. They gave out 20,000 guns to random thugs and released and armed violent criminals in Kiev. No Russian saboteurs, but vigilante thugs. See how trigger-happy they are (This is yesterday) https://twitter.com/r_u_vid/status/1497992529467240449 This is a girl in 2014 Luhansk, crying next to her dead grandma, killed by Ukrainian air force. The regime released air force against anti-Maidan protesters who were unarmed back when? Where were you back when, zombie plugged into the stream of special mental refuse that is the British tabloid media? Edited February 28, 2022 by Andrei Moutchkine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Rob Plant said: Well he sure as hell isnt now Andrei, convenient that isnt it? The guy's popularity was in constant decline, ever since he was a deputy PM under Yeltsin. No pro-Western liberal who is knee-deep in robber privatizations of the 90-ties is electable in Russia anymore. (Incidentally, this is what created the 1st gen oligarchs who were the worse) Here is a near-twin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Yavlinsky except alive. Why? Both are good for about 2% anymore. Did one good thing recently - kicked Navalny out of the party for trying to cozy up to the Nazi clientele. (This was before he became the Western golden boy) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 33 minutes ago, Rob Plant said: Seems you dont know a lot Andrei You'd be surprised. I am a quick learner. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: They gave out 20,000 guns to random thugs and released and armed violent criminals in Kiev. No Russian saboteurs, but vigilante thugs. See how trigger-happy they are (This is yesterday) https://twitter.com/r_u_vid/status/1497992529467240449 This is a girl in 2014 Luhansk, crying next to her dead grandma, killed by Ukrainian air force. The regime released air force against anti-Maidan protesters who were unarmed back when? Where were you back when, zombie plugged into the stream of special mental refuse that is British media? Unfortunately Andrei war is very ugly and has to be in order to win. The common denominator in both 2014 and present day is that Russia chose to instigate both conflicts and therefore caused the deaths of these innocents whether directly or indirectly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 1 minute ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: You'd be surprised. I am a quick learner. No i wouldnt I actually think youre a bright guy, however you use Wiki as a source far too often for me as they are NOT facts. You also often make statements and claims that arent corroborated as they are your opinions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, Rob Plant said: Haha Jay has caught out your misinformation and lies! Nice one Jay! This is one obscure version of a vehicle. Most Strelas are MANPADS. Anyhow, do read on. I think Jay had to admit it was a Ukrainian vehicle. Because there was a guy driving it wearing a Ukrainian uniform. (shot by "concerned citizens") Whether it was friendly fire or a Russian saboteur wearing Ukrainian uniform for real is fully immaterial here, because neither would have any rational reason to drive a vehicle identifiable as Russian. Edited February 28, 2022 by Andrei Moutchkine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rob Plant said: Unfortunately Andrei war is very ugly and has to be in order to win. The common denominator in both 2014 and present day is that Russia chose to instigate both conflicts and therefore caused the deaths of these innocents whether directly or indirectly. Russia did everything in its power to stop the conflict for the last 8 years. All that had to be done is the Minsk ceasefire agreements Ukraine signed to be followed. But they had no real intentions to really do so, with tacit approval of the collective West. Apparently, are Russians OK to genocide for you. The Russian campaign is not ugly on civilians yet. Note how the besieged and surrounded Kiev still has water, power and Internet. The first things to be carpet-bombed in NATO/US "shock & awe" You always target civilian infrastructure first. It is easier and supposed to have a "wholesome" demoralization effect on the enemy. Russians don't do that. If your military is the scum of the earth, don't assume other people's is that, too. You had great students in newly hatched Ukrainian regime too. It DOES NOT have to be ugly. Only when scum does it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 OOPS! Ukraine invasion: Russia hikes key interest rate to 20% after rouble slumps to record low https://news.sky.com/story/war-in-ukraine-russian-bank-run-has-already-started-as-rouble-plunges-to-all-time-low-12553800 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrei Moutchkine + 828 February 28, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Rob Plant said: Annexing N.Ireland???? Are you still on those drugs of yours Andrei? messing with your brain I think! The majority of people in N.Ireland want to remain British. Nothing would please the British people and government more if they wanted to belong to Ireland as its a massive drain on the rest of the UK economically. However this is a democracy and thats why it remains as is. Not annexing it, but supporting its quest for re-unification with the rest of Ireland. Un-annexing. They are on the same island and belong together. The Unionist majority exists because you artificially padded their ranks with scumbags from the mainland. Being low-class scum like most mainland Brits, they are bound to lose now. If nothing else, then through Catholic Republicans outbreeding them. Every time you pipe up on "illegal annexation of Crimea" just remember N. Ireland and maybe shut up? Crime is 90%+ in favor of Russia, not just barely. I have a better project for Russia. Take the loyalist scum you populated the Falklands with, and throw them into the sea. Low and behold, there is an electoral majority (of 0+) all in support for returning to Argentina. This is what you did to the indigenous population of Chagos Archipelago, so no hard feelings. Turnabout is fair play. Edited February 28, 2022 by Andrei Moutchkine Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: Russia did everything in its power to stop the conflict for the last 8 years. All that had to be done is the Minsk ceasefire agreements Ukraine signed to be followed. But they had no real intentions to really do so, with tacit approval of the collective West. Apparently, are Russians OK to genocide for you. The Russian campaign is not ugly on civilians yet. Note how the besieged and surrounded Kiev still has water, power and Internet. The first things to be carpet-bombed in NATO/US "shock & awe" You always target civilian infrastructure first. It is easier and supposed to have a "wholesome" demoralization effect on the enemy. Russians don't do that. If your military is the scum of the earth, don't assume other people's is that, too. You had great students in newly hatched Ukrainian regime too. It DOES NOT have to be ugly. Only when scum does it. There is little to no point in discussing further with you as your biased one sided viewpoint is startling. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: Being low-class scum like most mainland Brits, Ahh now we see your true colours, "ALL Brits are low-class scum" 8 minutes ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: Take the loyalist scum you populated the Falklands with, and throw them into the sea And more! If you remove the Brit "low class scum" then what are you left with? Yeah thats right sheep! pretty sure they cant vote. You have a xenophobic problem Andrei with anything British or American just like Frankfurter. So by definition I am low class scum even though you have never met me. Thats fine you believe what propaganda you have been fed Resorting to name calling like Frankie does makes your arguments hollow and false. I thought you were better than that, clearly not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rob Plant + 2,756 RP February 28, 2022 13 minutes ago, Andrei Moutchkine said: They are on the same island and belong together. On this we agree. As I have stated before nothing would please British people or the government more if it was and N.Ireland was nothing to do with Britain as its a huge drain on Britain economically. Guess what the Northern Irish people DONT want to be Irish!! Only wish they did. The reason they dont is their standard of living would plummet overnight. Also the Southern Irish people dont want them to become "Irish" either as this would further drain their incredibly limited resources and finances. i'm sure the people of Ukraine wish to remain Ukrainian (looking at the resistance), if they wanted to be Russian I think theyd be holding street parties instead of arming themselves dont you, but hey ho we are where we are. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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