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US Announces New Sanctions Against Russia
Reuters via Yahoo! ^

Posted on 04/28/2014 6:37:12 PM PDT by wetphoenix

(Reuters) - The following are brief descriptions of the 17 Russian companies against which the United States imposed sanctions on Monday over Russia's role in the Ukraine crisis.

* Aquanika - A producer of bottled water and 100 percent subsidiary of Volga Group (see below), which is controlled by Gennady Timchenko, a long-standing ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Timchenko was placed on a U.S. sanctions list in March. It was founded in 2007 and has production facilities in the Nizhny Novgorod region with annual capacity of up to 500 million liters.

* Avia Group - The company, founded in 2006, develops infrastructure and provides services for aircraft maintenance at Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport. Volga Group has a 74 percent stake.

* Avia Group Nord - Provides services for private jets at St Petersburg's Pulkovo airport, including ground handling, flight operations support and fuelling. Volga Group has a 70 percent stake.

* Zest - A leasing company based in St Petersburg. Provides a range of services including real estate, vehicle, equipment and business jet leasing. It was described as a 100 percent subsidiary of Bank Rossiya, which was hit by U.S. sanctions in March, in Bank Rossiya's 2013 financial report.

* InvestCapitalbank - A bank, established in 1993, based in Russia's Volga region and controlled by the Rotenberg brothers Boris and Arkady. The Rotenbergs, linked to big contracts on gas pipelines and at the Sochi Olympics, were named on the U.S. sanctions list in March.

* Sobinbank - Moscow-based bank, founded in 1990 and controlled by Bank Rossiya. Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc stopped providing services for payment transactions for clients at Bank Rossiya and Sobinbank after the March sanctions.

* STG (Stroytransgaz) Group - A construction holding company controlled by Timchenko. Stroytransgaz plans to build the European section of

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Foreign Affairs; Government; Russia
KEYWORDS: crimea; europeanunion; nato; obama; putin; russia; ukraine
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1 posted on 04/28/2014 6:37:12 PM PDT by wetphoenix
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2 posted on 04/28/2014 6:38:13 PM PDT by tomkat (3% +1)
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To: wetphoenix

Btw, welcome to FR !


3 posted on 04/28/2014 6:39:22 PM PDT by tomkat (3% +1)
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To: wetphoenix

When do we stop laughing? Our allies are not laughing.


4 posted on 04/28/2014 6:39:31 PM PDT by EagleUSA
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So only politically connected businesses are allowed to do business with Russia.


5 posted on 04/28/2014 6:40:00 PM PDT by cripplecreek (REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
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To: wetphoenix

SANCTIONS!!! OMG. Pooty poot is quivering in his quiet room.


6 posted on 04/28/2014 6:40:13 PM PDT by PGalt
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To: wetphoenix

LOL!!!

That’s it???

Where O Where will we get our bottled water....


7 posted on 04/28/2014 6:46:13 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: EagleUSA

i have an idea,why don’t we just stop shipping American Made Vodka and Toilet Paper to Russia, yah! that will make them go nuts!


8 posted on 04/28/2014 6:46:29 PM PDT by Cruz_West_Paul2016
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To: PGalt

I wonder if the Obama administration has gotten angry enough to use a bold font yet. Putin should be very careful before Obama gets so mad he uses all caps and maybe even an exclamation point or 2.


9 posted on 04/28/2014 6:48:39 PM PDT by Dutch Boy
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To: wetphoenix

Whoopdie frickin DOO!!!


10 posted on 04/28/2014 6:51:51 PM PDT by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: Dutch Boy

To say nothing about sending a Strongly worded LETTER!!!


11 posted on 04/28/2014 6:52:54 PM PDT by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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12 posted on 04/28/2014 6:53:36 PM PDT by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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To: Vendome
It's more than mere bottled water. They're sanctioning Zest. DO YOU WANT TO BE STUCK WITH IRISH SPRING AND DOVE?

I thought not.

13 posted on 04/28/2014 6:54:43 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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HEY what wrong with Dove soap LOL!

My family been using Dove soap for years and years including my 78 year old retired truck driver father
LOL!


14 posted on 04/28/2014 6:57:15 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: sauropod

Unless Han Blix got away from Chia Pet sharks from Team America the movie


15 posted on 04/28/2014 6:57:46 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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We will sell no shirts to Putin.


16 posted on 04/28/2014 6:58:50 PM PDT by RedMDer (May we always be happy and may our enemies always know it. - Sarah Palin, 10-18-2010)
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To: SevenofNine

I own that. Gotta go back and watch it.

All but the puppet sex...


17 posted on 04/28/2014 6:59:17 PM PDT by sauropod (Fat Bottomed Girl: "What difference, at this point, does it make?")
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To: sauropod

See what I mean LOL!

Especially almost Oscar winning song I am so roaney


18 posted on 04/28/2014 7:00:52 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: Billthedrill

I get my shower supplies from all the hotels I stay at...


19 posted on 04/28/2014 7:01:38 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: wetphoenix

Why no Gazprom? It’s 10% of Russia’s GDP.


20 posted on 04/28/2014 7:06:14 PM PDT by OkiMusashi (Beware the fury of a patient man. --- John Dryden)
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