Deripaska called the US decision to leave him under sanctions absurd

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Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska commented on the decision of the federal district court for the District of Columbia to keep him under US sanctions. Mr. Deripaska called it absurd and compared his situation to poker while blindfolded.

“Predictably absurd decision. The court chose to hide behind procedural formalities and ignored the essence of the case, which is that the sanctions unjustly imposed against me and the companies I founded led to devastating consequences for hundreds of thousands of people – and all on the basis of several tabloid articles, “TASS reports the businessman …

“It eloquently follows from the court ruling that OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control – “B”) must not follow the established procedures (and I must), can choose which evidence to disclose and which to conceal, and is free to put into words the meaning that suits them. It’s like playing poker blindfolded and revealing your cards to opponents, ”he added.

Today, June 14, the court did not satisfy the claim of Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska to lift US sanctions. The country’s Ministry of Finance introduced them against several Russian entrepreneurs and large companies in 2018. Washington explained the decision by “various malicious activities of the Russian Federation.” The United States lifted sanctions on Mr. Deripaska’s En + and Rusal assets after the businessman relinquished control over them.

More details about the sanctions – in the material of “Kommersant” “Oleg Deripaska was accused of violating the sanctions.”

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