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US Excludes Billionaire Potanin's Son from Sanctions List

Washington has lifted sanctions from Ivan Potanin, the son of billionaire and Norilsk Nickel president Vladimir Potanin. The corresponding entry appeared on the website of the US Treasury Department.

US Excludes Billionaire Potanin's Son from Sanctions List

TL;DR

  • The US has lifted sanctions on Ivan Potanin, son of billionaire Vladimir Potanin.
  • Several former top managers of 'FC Otkritie' and a board member of 'Sovcombank' were also removed from sanctions lists.
  • Two cargo ships, 'Vyacheslav Arshinov' and 'Gennady Egorov', have had sanctions lifted.
  • Earlier, the US excluded Natalia Puzyrnikova, first vice president of Gazprombank, from sanctions.