UK Adds 14 to Russia Sanctions List

The U.K. Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation issued a notice April 12 adding 10 people and four entities to its Russia sanctions regime. The new designations target various Russian business and banking executives and other people with ties to Russia, including Felix Evtushenkov, Tatiana Evtushenkova, Natalia Evtushenkova, Nariman Gadzhiev, Demetris Ioannides, Gulnara Kerimova, Oksana Marchenko, Vladimir Skoch, Varvara Skoch, Christodoulos Vassiliades. The four entities are Curzon Square Ltd., Hanley Ltd., Meritservus HC Ltd. and USM Holdings Ltd. OFSI also amended the entry for Nikolay Bortsov, member of Russia's State Duma.