The United States imposed sanctions against another Russian under the Magnitsky

Act The Magnitsky Act is aimed at sanctionsagainst Russians and citizens of other countries involved, according to Washington,to human rights violationsMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingMinistry of Finance buildingusa

The US Treasury imposed sanctions against Russian Dmitry Kudryakov, a citizen of Belarus and three Guatemalan companies. They came under restrictions in accordance with the “Magnitsky Act” on sanctions against Russians and citizens of other countries involved, according to Washington, in human rights violations.

Together with Kudryakov, a citizen of Belarus, Irina Litvinyuk, fell under the sanctions.

“These individuals and entities are listed pursuant to an executive order that builds on the Magnitsky Act of Global Responsibility for Human Rights and targets those responsible for serious human rights violations and corruption around the world,” the release reads. .

As the US Treasury explained, Kudryakov and Litvinyuk are connected with Guatemalan companies operating in the mining sector, and the sanctions were imposed "for their role in the exploitation of the mining sector of Guatemala." Guatemalan companies included in the list are Compania Guatemalteca de Niquel, Compania Procesadora de Niquel and Mayaniquel. They, according to the US Treasury, are subsidiaries of the Solway group, which the department calls a Russian company.

The United States imposed sanctions against the HEAD of the Cuban Defense Ministry under the "Magnitsky Act" Politics

Solway Investment Group is a privately held mining and metals group headquartered in Switzerland. The company's assets are located in Guatemala, Macedonia, Indonesia and Ukraine. Solway's website claims that the company is "the world's largest private nickel producer." In Guatemala, the company is involved in the Phoenix project, which includes a nickel mine, a refinery and an associated power plant. The company's asset in Ukraine is the Pobuzhsky ferronickel plant in the Kirovograd region. The founder and key shareholder of Solway Investment Group was Alexander Bronstein, a native of Estonia. Now the chairman of the board of directors of Solway Investment Group is entrepreneur Dan Bronstein.

Sergei Magnitsky was investigating the embezzlement of funds from the Russian budget. The auditor was arrested on charges of creating tax evasion schemes, which, according to the prosecution, the foundation used. In the fall of 2009, he died in the Matrosskaya Tishina pre-trial detention center in Moscow.

Read on RBC Pro How to draw up a financial plan in the face of uncertainty - an algorithm Mid-life crisis: why is it needed and how to survive it The end of an era:will social networking stocks stop growing Who are looking for and how much they pay specialists in artificial intelligence