WASHINGTON, September 30 – Novosti. The United States imposed sanctions against Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak, the head of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, Elvira Nabiullina, and her deputy, Olga Skorobogatova, the US Treasury Department said .
“Directly and indirectly, Russian financial technocrats are supporting the Kremlin’s unprovoked war. Today’s sanctions target key figures who, in top leadership positions, personally enriched themselves by assisting Putin’s war in Ukraine,” the press release says.
With regard to Skorobogatova , her role as the curator of the Russian payment system “Mir” and “operations of the Central Bank in the Russian and foreign financial markets” is emphasized. Novak is said to have been actively involved in expanding Russian exports throughout his career.