US Adds Russia's KNAAPO, PMC Wagner To CAATSA Sanctions Blacklist - State Dept

The Russian fighter jet manufacturer Komsomolsk-na-Amur Aviation Production Organization (KNAAPO) and private military company PMC Wagner are among the 33 people and entities added to a blacklist under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), meaning that anyone who does business with them will face mandatory US sanctions, the State Department said in a press release on Thursday.

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 20th September, 2018) The Russian fighter jet manufacturer Komsomolsk-na-Amur Aviation Production Organization (KNAAPO) and private military company PMC Wagner are among the 33 people and entities added to a blacklist under the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), meaning that anyone who does business with them will face mandatory US sanctions, the State Department said in a press release on Thursday.

"Additions to Section 231(d) List Regarding the Defense Sector of the Government of the Russian Federation: PMC Wagner...Komsomolsk-na-Amur Aviation Production Organization (KNAAPO)," the release said.