Go-To DC Sanctions Attorney Confronts Transactional Trump Era

May 20, 2026, 8:00 AM UTC

In the spring of 2022, an executive at one of Russia’s largest banks learned from a US Department of the Treasury press release that life was about to get exceedingly difficult. In response to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the US government was imposing yet another round of sanctions on Russia, hoping to cripple its economy and starve its war machine of funds. The latest tranche cited the banking executive and dozens of others from the financial industry, in addition to three state-run TV stations and a rifle manufacturer.

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