U.S. Treasury Delivers Report to Congress on Russian Political Figures, Oligarchs and Parastatal Entities

6 February 2018
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Key Takeaways

  • On January 29, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it had delivered to Congress five reports required by the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Pub. L. 115-44 (“CAATSA”).
  • The report that has received the most attention identifies senior political figures, oligarchs and parastatal entities of the Russian Federation.
  • This report, however, does not impose new sanctions, and some members of Congress continue to push the Trump administration to do more.