US Adds 33 People, Entities To CAATSA Sanctions Blacklist - State Dept.

The United States has added 33 people and entities to its Russian defense and intelligence sector blacklist, meaning that anyone who does business with them will face mandatory US sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, the State Department said in a press release on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2018) The United States has added 33 people and entities to its Russian defense and intelligence sector blacklist, meaning that anyone who does business with them will face mandatory US sanctions under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, the State Department said in a press release on Thursday.

"The Secretary of State is adding 33 additional persons - both entities and individuals - to the CAATSA section 231 List of Specified Persons (LSP) for being a part of, or operating for or on behalf of, the defense or intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation," the release said. "Any person who is determined to have knowingly engaged in a significant transaction with any of these persons will be subject to mandatory sanctions under CAATSA section 231."