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On February 21, 2022, the U.S. President issued an Executive Order (“E.O.”) titled “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to Continued Russian Efforts to Undermine the Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity of Ukraine.” The E.O. is a swift response to a decree issued by the Kremlin on the same day recognizing the sovereignty of two Russia-backed regions in eastern Ukraine: the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. Russian President Vladimir Putin also ordered Russia’s defense minister to deploy troops in the two regions. The recent events represent a significant escalation of Ukraine-Russia tensions.
The E.O. was issued following Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk People’s Republic (“DNR”) and Luhansk People’s Republic (“LPR”) regions of Ukraine (together, the “Covered Regions”) as sovereign territories. The E.O. notes that Russia’s recognition contradicts its commitments under existing agreements, and further threatens the peace, stability, sovereignty, and territorial integrity of Ukraine, and thereby constitutes an “unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.”
The E.O. prohibits investment and trade by U.S. persons to, from, or in the Covered Regions. These sanctions are very similar to the sanctions imposed on Crimea in 2014.
The E.O. blocks all property and interests in property that are in the United States or that come within the possession or control of a U.S. person where that property belongs to any person or entity designated by the U.S. Secretary of Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State:
In addition, the E.O. prohibits any “approval, financing, facilitation, or guarantee” by a U.S. person of a transaction performed by a foreign person, if that transaction would be prohibited to a U.S. person.
The E.O. further prohibits any transaction that evades or avoids the prohibitions of the E.O., as well as any conspiracy formed to violate any such prohibition. Moreover, the E.O. imposes a ban on entry into the United States of persons designated under the E.O.
In a statement issued by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on February 21, 2022, the White House announced that “these measures are separate from and would be in addition to the swift and severe economic measures we have been preparing in coordination with Allies and partners should Russia further invade Ukraine.” The statement went on to note that “[w]e are continuing to closely consult with Allies and partners, including Ukraine, on next steps and on Russia’s ongoing escalation along the border with Ukraine.”
In parallel with the E.O., the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued five General Licenses under its Ukraine program. A general license authorizes a particular type of transaction for a class of persons without the need to apply for a license from OFAC.
We expect further developments in U.S. sanctions.
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