The US Treasury Department announced the removal of several individuals and entities from its list of specially designated persons who were previously subject to sanctions in connection with Russia-related activities.
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- The US Treasury Department has removed several individuals and entities from its list of specially designated persons who were previously sanctioned in connection with Russia-related activities.
- The lifting of sanctions on two Russians and four companies reduces the risk of secondary sanctions and paves the way for potential collaboration between Russian and American businesses.
The US has lifted sanctions on several legal entities and individuals linked to Russia
This is stated in a statement from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department dated March 18.
The update to the list dated March 18, 2026, reports the removal of the following individuals:
Evgenia Sergeevna Tyurikova (also known as Dyatkova, Smirnova), Moscow, Russia;.
Boris Gennadievich Vorontsov, Moscow, Russia;
Among the legal entities and companies removed from the list:
TURKEN DIJITAL MATBAA TEKNOLOJILERI BILGISAYAR BILISIM KIRTASIYE FOTOGRAFCILIK SANAYI VE DIS TICARET LIMITED, Ankara, Turkey; founded in 2007
BSB GROUP INTERNET AND INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY (BSB GROUP), Ankara, Turkey; founded in 2021.
FUTURIS FZE, Sharjah, UAE;
Berk Turken, Ankara, Turkey.
According to OFAC, removing these individuals and companies from the sanctions list reduces the risk of secondary sanctions and allows for the potential resumption of financial and commercial transactions with US companies.
