American software providers has immediately responded to the United States government's decision to put Russian steel maker Severstal’s Mr Alexei Mordashov and companies linked to him on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. Mr Mordashov said at the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia conference “For instance, Severstal was slapped with American sanctions yesterday, and as my colleagues from IT told me, our partners from respected and reputable American companies, software providers, called within 20 minutes to say that they would no longer service us. We have found ourselves cut off from the key providers of services.” The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has published a statement on 2 June 2022 blocking sanctions against Mr Mordashov, his family members, and the companies Severstal, Nordgold and Severgroup on Thursday evening. Also on the sanctions list were the sons of Mr Mordashov, Nikita and Kirill, and the mother of his other children, Marina Mordashova. The license issued by OFAC to phase out all transactions with Severstal is valid until 31 August 2022.
American software providers has immediately responded to the United States government's decision to put Russian steel maker Severstal’s Mr Alexei Mordashov and companies linked to him on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List. Mr Mordashov said at the Digital Industry of Industrial Russia conference “For instance, Severstal was slapped with American sanctions yesterday, and as my colleagues from IT told me, our partners from respected and reputable American companies, software providers, called within 20 minutes to say that they would no longer service us. We have found ourselves cut off from the key providers of services.” The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has published a statement on 2 June 2022 blocking sanctions against Mr Mordashov, his family members, and the companies Severstal, Nordgold and Severgroup on Thursday evening. Also on the sanctions list were the sons of Mr Mordashov, Nikita and Kirill, and the mother of his other children, Marina Mordashova. The license issued by OFAC to phase out all transactions with Severstal is valid until 31 August 2022.
