United States Imposes Sanctions on Belarusian Companies and Individuals

Key Points

The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against several Belarusian companies and individuals, as outlined below.

Companies Sanctioned

• Ruzekspeditsiya: operates in the transportation sector
• VLATE: operates in the transportation sector
• Joint Stock Company Plant Legmash: manufactures artillery ammunition for Belarusian and Russian armed forces, operates in the defense sector
• KB Unmanned Helicopters: develops and manufactures unmanned aerial vehicles, operates in the defense sector

Individuals Sanctioned

• Oleg Romualdovich Gerasim
• Vladimir Mikhailovich Arkadiev
• Evgeniy Yurievich Krokhotin
• Dmitry Mikhailovich Zamulevich
• Oleg Fedorovich Barabanov
• Oleg Vladimirovich Petrov
• Vladislav Nikolaevich Pavlenko (Director of Legmash)
• Vladimir Vladimirovich Chudakov (founder and head of UAVHeli)

Specific Assets Targeted

• A Boeing 767-32K(ER) aircraft, EW-001PB, which is owned by the Government of Belarus and used as part of Lukashenka’s presidential fleet.

Sanctions Implications

The sanctions aim to disrupt Belarusian support for Russia’s war effort and target individuals and companies involved in key sectors of the Belarus economy. Key implications include:

• All property and interests in property of the designated persons are blocked and must be reported to OFAC.
• U.S. persons are prohibited from transacting with the sanctioned entities or individuals, unless authorized by a general or specific license issued by OFAC.