Russia-related Designation

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has published a new press statement to inform about new sanction measures. Specifically, the Office added one individual to its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) pursuant to Executive Order 14024 which was signed by President Joseph Biden in 2021 and subsequently amended to install sanction measures for engagements in or being responsible for „harmful foreign activities of Russia“. The person was designated for being engaged in activities to facilitate money laundering on behalf of „Russian elites and ransomware actors“. The following individual is affected:
ZHDANOVA, Ekaterina Valeryevna (a.k.a. ZHDANOVA, Yekaterina), Building 4 Andreya Tarkovskogo Boulevard, Apartment 334, Vnukovskoe Settlement, Moscow 108811, Russia; H.18 BLD.2 APP.390 Kantemirovskaya Street, Moscow, Russia; Vernadsky Prospekt 94-4-1235, Moscow 119571, Russia; DOB 18 Mar 1986; POB Omsukchan Village, Magadan Oblast, Russia; nationality Russia; citizen Russia; Email Address 2203390@gmail.com; Gender Female; Digital Currency Address – XBT 1Ljk8RNNabkZ9bfDYQBn98XfFozJhTjqcZ; alt. Digital Currency Address – XBT 3685sEusmTwZBiKJ4cgV73EAhpVD1nbgbe; alt. Digital Currency Address – XBT 39p8qWp1bkBNhi4vPpFTetKPtH7goqNDZf; Passport 751391473 (Russia) issued 13 May 2015; National ID No. 0113962684 (Russia); alt. National ID No. 0104430208 (Russia) (individual) [RUSSIA-EO14024].
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OFAC has also issued an accompanying statement to explain the reasoning behind this measure.